| White Basswood is a fairly common tree in the Mountains of North Carolina, occasional in the Piedmont, that is distinguished from the American Basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) and Carolina Basswood (Tilia americana var. caroliniana) by the whitish, densely pubescent undersides of the leaves. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| Note that the white may not be obvious, depending on the lighting. Here's a photo of the exact same leaves as above, but backlit by the sun instead of photographed using flash to illuminate the undersides. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| The leaves, here seen from above, are large, deciduous, alternate, cordate, and regularly toothed. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| The flowers (here unopened) and fruits are subtended by leafy bracts. Flowers open in early to mid-summer; fruits (which are round, similar to the photo at left) ripen in fall. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| Grayson Co., VA 5/31/2009.
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| Grayson Co., VA 5/31/2009.
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| Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Hillsborough, Orange Co., NC 6/1/08.
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| The large deciduous leaves are alternate, cordate (heart-shaped), and finely toothed. Hillsborough, Orange Co., NC 6/1/08.
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| Bark of a small tree. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Bark of a large tree. Hillsborough, Orange Co., NC 6/1/08.
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| Grayson Co., VA 5/31/2009.
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| Grayson Co., VA 5/31/2009.
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| Grayson Co., VA 5/31/2009.
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| Bark of a small tree. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| Bark of a larger tree. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| The decaying heartwood of this tree has been excavated by a Pileated Woodpecker. Wilkes Co., NC 6/15/08.
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| A large White Basswood tree (with a Pecan tree to the left). Hillsborough, Orange Co., NC 6/1/08.
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