Tilia americana - image Tilia tomentosa - image Tilia americana - Includes distribution and occurrence, botanical and ecological characteristics, value and use, and fire ecology. Tilia americana: American Basswood - Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form. Tilia cordata: Littleleaf Linden - Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form. Tilia petiolaris: Silver Linden - Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form.