American Basswood

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 30 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on American Basswood: Acharia stimulea, Achatia distincta, Acontia terminimaculata, Actias luna luna, Aethes straminoides, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Antaeotricha leucillana, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips cerasivorana, Archips purpurana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Automeris io io, Bucculatrix improvisa, Callosamia promethea, Campaea perlata, Catocala cerogama, Ceratomia amyntor, Choristoneura rosaceana, Coleophora tiliaefoliella, Colocasia propinquilinea, Dasychira plagiata, Datana ministra, Dichomeris ligulella, Eacles imperialis, Ellida caniplaga, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Erannis tiliaria, Euchlaena marginaria, Eutrapela clemataria, Euzophera semifuneralis, Halysidota tessellaris, Herpetogramma pertextalis, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hethemia pistasciaria, Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria, Homoglaea hircina, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hypena deceptalis, Hyphantria cunae, Isa textula, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Lithacodes fasciola, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane innominata, Lithophane laticinerea, Lithophane petulca, Lithophane semiusta, Lochmaeus bilineata, Lochmaeus manteo, Lomanaltes eductalis, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Macaria exauspicata, Machimia tetoriferella, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma disstria, Melanolophia canadaria, Morrisonia confusa, Nacophora quernaria, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nephopterix vetustella, Nymphalis antiopa, Olethreutes nigranum, Olethreutes tilianum, Operophtera brumata, Oreana unicolorella, Orgyia definita, Orgyia leucostigma, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia revicta, Paleacrita vernata, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis lamprosana, Pandemis limitata, Panopoda carneicosta, Pantographa limata, Paonias excaecata, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Phigalia titea, Phyllonorycter lucetiella, Phyllonorycter tiliacella, Plagodis alcoolaria, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Samia cynthia, Schizura ipomoeae, Schizura unicornis, Selenia kentaria, Sparganothis acerivorana, Sparganothis pettitana, Sparganothis umbrana, Spiramater grandis, Stigmella apicialbella, Stigmella argentifasciella, Stigmella tiliella, Symmerista albifrons, Symmerista leucitys, Tetracis cachexiata, Thorybes ephemeraeformis, Tolype velleda, Xanthotype sospeta, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda, Zeuzera pyrina