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	Tilia americana L
		Basswood reaches its maximum development in areas averaging 18° to 27° C (65° to 80° F) in July and receiving 250 to 380 mm (10 to 15 in) of precipitation during the growing season.
		Studies relating to the presence of basswood to soil characteristics in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan indicate that stands in which basswood shared dominance were generally confined to sandy loams, loams, or silt loams, with basswood obtaining maximum development on the finer textured soils.
		Basswood is one of the hardwoods least susceptible to late spring frosts (40).
	www.na.fs.fed.us /spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/tilia/americana.htm (3756 words)

	American Basswood Carving
		American Basswood Carving hopes to entice you into becoming a wood carver by providing high quality carving wood.
		If you are already a wood carver, experience our clear, defect-free basswood, butternut, and eastern white pine carving blocks.
		For this reason, woods such as basswood and butternut have become woodcarvers' favorites.
	www.americanbasswoodcarving.com (351 words)

	Carolina Basswood Plant Guide \| Tree Plant Guides
		Basswood is a prolific nectar producer and pollination by honeybees results in a choice grade of honey.
		Basswood is said to be a soil-enriching species, bringing calcium and magnesium up from deep in the soil profile and depositing it in leaf litter on the surface.
		Basswood is most common in forests with long fire-free intervals, because the thin bark and shallow roots are easily damaged by fire and basal fire wounds increase susceptibility to butt rot.
	www.gardenguides.com /plants/plantguides/trees/plantguide.asp?symbol=TIAMC (1229 words)

	Basswood
		Basswood is a desirable ornamental tree known for its fast growth and longevity.
		Basswood is a medium to large tree that measures 60' to 125' tall.
		Basswood grows in hardwood hammocks and loamy (fine-textured) soils of river floodplains and wetland areas.
	www.sfrc.ufl.edu /4h/Basswood/basswood.htm (409 words)

	* Basswood - (Plants): Definition
		Basswood grows in moist mixed hardwood forests, often associated with maples, oaks, and ashes.
		American linden or American basswood is noted for its fragrant pale yellow flowers in late spring, small nutlets with attached leafy wings and large ovate dark green leaves (to 6" long) with acuminate tips, serrate margins and uneven cordate bases.
		American linden, also known as basswood, has enormous leaves up to 8 inches long, while the distinctive bracts from which the flowers and fruit hang are not only larger but look less like leaves than those of the little-leaf linden (T. cordata).
	en.mimi.hu /plants/basswood.html (351 words)

	WildWNC.org : Trees : White Basswood
		White basswood roots have been found to have ectotrophic mycorrhizae; a fungus grows on the outside of the short root to form a mantle, and two rows of spherical cells are present in the cortex to form a Hartig net (8).
		Basswood is classed as shade tolerant, and variations between American basswood and white basswood are not noted (11).
		Basswoods of stem sprout origin or seedlings that have been wounded are likely to become highly defective; often the main bole of such trees will be almost entirely hollow (6,11).
	wildwnc.org /trees/Tilia_heterophylla.html (1735 words)

	About Basswood Associates
		Basswood Associates was founded in 1998 by Tom Shields.
		The Basswood (Tilia Americana Linnaeus, or the American Linden) is often planted as a shade or street tree because of its fairly rapid rate of growth, plentiful shade and fragrant flowers.
		Thread made of Basswood bark was used to stitch together mats made of cattail leaves and the bark was used to bind up warriors wounds.
	www.basswood.com /about.html (579 words)

	Molecular Expressions: The Tree Collection - American Basswood
		The American Basswood (Tilia americana) is a hardwood tree that is found throughout the eastern half of North America ranging from the northern Canadian Provinces all the way south to Florida.
		The American basswood tree has been nicknamed the "Bee Tree" because it is of fundamental importance to the production of a honey that is especially desirable and favorable with a distinctive tang.
		Basswood is widely used in the manufacture of concealed parts for furniture.
	microscopy.fsu.edu /trees/pages/basswood.html (370 words)

	Basswood Lake
		Basswood supports populations of Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus), Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Burbot (Lota lota), Hybrid Sunfish (Lepomis sp.), Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Pumpkinseed Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui), Tullibee (Cisco) (Coregonus artedi), Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni), and Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens).
		Basswood Lake is in Ecological Lake Class 2, which consists of 15 lakes in northeast Minnesota that are very large, deep, and clear, with soft water and irregular shoreline shapes.
		The 1996 assessment, as with previous assessments on Basswood Lake in the 1985 and 1977, consisted of standard gillnets set in shallow water to a maximum depth of 35 feet.
	www.rook.org /earl/bwca/lakes/lakes3/basswood.html (979 words)

	Basswood Flooring from County Floors - Exotic and Domestic
		The sapwood of basswood is smooth white to pale brown, while the heartwood is a smooth white to more of a pale pink-brown in color.
		With basswood, finishing of some sort is reccommended as this species is not known to have a good resistance to attack from organisms.
		Basswood is a soft wood and thus responds very easily to machining.
	www.countyfloors.com /species_basswood.html (239 words)

	Basswood ...
		Basswood is sensitive to fire, but it is one of the least susceptible of the eastern hardwoods to late spring frosts.
		Basswood, also referred to as linden or bee tree, is a large tree, reaching heights of 60-90 feet.
		Basswood grows best in mesic forests on finer soils, although it also grows on the coarser, sandier soils of the Lake Michigan sand dunes in Illinois, for example, and infrequently even on exposed ridges in the far northern part of its range in Canada.
	www.ecusd7.org /ehs/ehsstaff/swible/MyWebs/BASSWOOD.HTM (500 words)

	Basswood State Forest
		Basswood State Forest is located within the Town of Oxford in Chenango County.
		The forest cover on the Basswood State Forest is generally a mixture of either native or planted conifers with northern hardwood species.
		Basswood State Forest is bordered by a mix of privately owned woodlands and agricultural lands.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dlf/publands/stateforests/reg7/basswood.html (761 words)

	Maine Tree Species Fact Sheet - American Basswood
		Shape: American Basswood is a tall, stately tree with numerous, slender, low hung, spreading branches.
		The American Basswood is often found in clumps; has a large heart-shaped leaf; hump-backed buds on zigzag twigs; and a pea-like nut attached to a slender “parachute.”
		Basswood has relatively soft wood that is valued for hand carving, boxes, veneer, and paper pulp.
	www.umaine.edu /umext/mainetreeclub/FactSheets/AmericanBasswood.htm (473 words)

	Plant Information Center - NC Trees - American Basswood
		The basswood grows chiefly in the mountains, where it is a common and valuable timber tree.
		American basswood grows best in coves or bottomland sites where the soils are deep, moist and fertile, but it often is found on rocky slopes.
		American basswood flowers are yellowish-white and hang in drooping clusters that open in early summer.
	www.ibiblio.org /pic/NCTrees/americanbasswood.htm (329 words)

	Nikon MicroscopyU: SMZ1500 Fluorescence Digital Image Gallery - Basswood Root
		Also known as American linden or American lime, basswoods are widely planted as street trees in cities and towns, prized for providing plentiful shade and a profusion of tiny cream-colored fragrant flowers.
		Basswood is the softest of the hardwood trees and a traditional choice for woodcarving and modeling.
		Several species of basswood have long thrived in Europe, and in Roman mythology the basswood was revered as a symbol of conjugal love and fidelity.
	www.microscopyu.com /galleries/smz1500/basswoodroottiliasmall.html (328 words)

	Basswood 24'' Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Basswood - has been considered one of the world's foremost carving woods for centuries because it cuts easily across and with the grain and can be shaped to remarkably fine detail.
		Basswood is a soft, lightweight hardwood that is non toxic and has a mild clean smell when freshly cut.
		Basswood has no sap problems when painting,so presents an ideal raw material for all your painted folkartand veneered woodworking projects.
	www.joann.com /catalog.jhtml?CATID=83520&PRODID=123541 (137 words)

	Basswood
		The basswood is a fast-growing tree, especially on fertile lowlands, and in the Ohio valley there were some more than 4 feet in diameter and 140 feet tall.
		If injured at the base by fire or other cause, a basswood often becomes hollow from heart rot that extends upward until the tree is so weakened it may be blown over by a wind storm, but it has been extensively planted as a shade and street tree.
		Basswood was originally "bastwood" and bast, like "baste", came from an ancient word meaning "to sew ".
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /natbltn/400-499/nb422.htm (542 words)

	Basswood (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Basswood is a favorite carving wood and shade tree.
		These young basswoods were purposely wound together in 1990, and decided to grow that way.
		Basswoods have very rough bark and their branches are ideal for treehouses and swings.
	www.angelfire.com /mn/fogey/Basswood/basswood.htm (67 words)

	Buy Balsa and Basswood \| Supplies \| Balsa and Basswood \| Kits
		Basswood may be stained to represent any wood type or painted.
		Basswood is great for carving and, when thin, it can easily...
		Thin basswood may be cut with a hobby knife; thicker basswood requires...
	www.misterart.com /store/browse/003/cat_id/240/Craft-Supplies-Model-Making--Balsa-and-Basswood.htm (548 words)

	Basswood Interior Wood Plantation Shutters
		Basswood is used throughout the shutter industry due to its beautiful grain, fantastic staining properties, and resistance to warping.
		Basswood is used throughout the shutter industry due to its beautiful grain, fantastic staining properties, and resistance to warpage.
		Basswood plantation shutters are assembled using dowel joinery, ensuring solid construction.
	www.shutterclassic.com /sg_details.html (648 words)

	Nikon MicroscopyU: Confocal Image Gallery - Basswood (Tilia) Root
		The American Basswood is a stately and graceful hardwood tree that grows abundantly in rich moist soil found in the eastern half of North America.
		Also known as American Linden and American Lime, Basswoods are widely planted as street trees in cities and towns where they are prized for providing plentiful shade and a profusion of tiny cream-colored fragrant flowers.
		Basswood is the softest of the hardwood trees and is the traditional choice for hand carving and modeling.
	www.microscopyu.com /galleries/confocal/basswoodroot.html (453 words)

	Basswood Country Resort
		Basswood recently won the 2001/2002 National Medium Park of the Year from the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.
		Basswood is the only park in Missouri to have received two awards from the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.
		The Basswood Country RV Resort is also affiliated with and supports many organizations.
	www.basswoodresort.com /awards_affiliations.html (160 words)

	Quetico - Moose to Basswood (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Just a caution, on the Moose Lake side of the portage is a tree near the water line on the right, in the tree lives a thieving Red Squirrel waiting to get into your food pack.
		Basswood, as you know, has gobs of campsites.
		On the way out the sites seem okay, but after being out for a couple of weeks you may realize that the sites are generally trashy due to the high usage by the 1 week trippers.
	www.quietjourney.com /pdb/1/q0588.html (118 words)

	Basswood
		And on the south east corner of Basswood are the remains of the first sandstone quarry in the islands, opened in 1868 - closed 1903.
		And there is nothing quite like a lazy reach down one of her lee sides followed by roaring reach up the other - or the other way around - and a wing and wing into Bayfield for an ice cream cone.
		There is good holding ground found not only near the dock at Basswood, but also in a number of less crowded areas of the shore line.
	www.marlew.com /basswood.htm (814 words)

	Basswood Shutters.
		Basswood is regarded as one of the best materials along with Cedar for wooden shutters.
		Basswood is lightweight, it's grain is uniform which makes it ideal for staining and is resistant to warping.
		You have the greatest selection of options with the Basswood shutters including 6 louvre profiles, special shapes, custom colours not forgetting the standard 17 painted shades and a massive 32 wood stains there is something for everyone in the Basswood range.
	www.shuttermaster.co.uk /basswood-shutters.html (356 words)

	Ohio Trees - American Basswood
		American Basswood, also known as American Linden, is native to all of New England and the Midwestern United States.
		American Basswood is a favorite tree of bees as they extract nectar from its flowers, making a very high-quality honey in the process.
		American Basswood has alternate, ovate leaves that are about as wide as long, with a truncate (flattened) or heart-shaped base, finely serrated margins, and a short tip at the apex of the leaf.
	www.dnr.ohio.gov /forestry/trees/bass_amr.htm (544 words)

	Basswood ~ Woodcrafts ~ Arts & Crafts Materials ~ Nasco
		Original Basswood Country Rounds have the rustic beauty of a fresh cut cross section of wood with bark intact.
		Kiln-dried clear basswood is recognized in the craft field as the finest wood for carving, painting, gluing and finishing.
		Solid basswood plaques for woodburning, decoupage, etc. Baltic birch plaque is a great value.
	www.enasco.com /artsandcrafts/BrowseMinorIndex.do?majorIndexText=Basswood&quickIndex=410 (271 words)

	Basswood Plantation Shutters Specification Sheet
		These shutters go through all the same stations in the factory that the finished shutters do before they are primed or stained.
		Painted and unfinished paint grade Basswood plantation shutters may utilize finger joinery in the stiles only.
		Basswood does not have a standard configuration for these systems, but each system is custom designed and made for the specific application.
	www.shutterclassic.com /basswood_specification_sheet.html (749 words)

	Basswood
		Together, aspen, basswood, cottonwood, elm, gum, hackberry, sassafras, sycamore and willow represent 12.5 percent of commercially available U.S. hardwoods.
		The sapwood of basswood is usually quite large and creamy white in color, merging into the heartwood which is pale to reddish brown, sometimes with darker streaks.
		Basswood machines well and is easy to work with hand tools making it a premier carving wood.
	www.hardwoodinfo.com /species_guide/display_species.asp?species=basswood (206 words)

	FL basswood
		Florida Basswood is a stately, deciduous that is well formed to any.
		Florida Basswood is useful as a shade tree.
		The tough and fibrous inner bark of the Florida Basswood was used by probably all Native American peoples for fabric, clothing, cordage, basketry, and canoe construction.
	www.volusia.org /arboretum/Trees/fl_basswood.htm (184 words)

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