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American Linden (Wholesale Bundles) | Spring 2027
$187.00
Price breaks
| Bundles in your cart | Per bundle | Per plant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 bundles | $187.00 | $7.48 |
| 4 to 11 bundles | $158.95 | $6.36 |
| 12 to 23 bundles | $140.25 | $5.61 |
| 24 bundles and up | $121.55 | $4.86 |
40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants.
Farm & Ranch bundles are already priced wholesale, so SAVE discount codes don't apply to them.
Reliable shipping
Sold out for spring 2027. Only need a few? This page is wholesale, sold by the bundle. For smaller numbers, order our American Linden (Bundle of 3).
At a glance: American Linden is a big shade tree and one of the best honey plants there is, rated hardy to zone 2 in our ratings (winters to -50°F). Ships bare root. Sold here at wholesale prices, by the bundle.
| Also called | Basswood, bee tree (Tilia americana) |
|---|---|
| Hardy to | Zone 2 on the MFTC modified cold hardiness scale (-50°F). Grows in zones 2 to 8. A bare number means the whole of zone 2, colder half included. Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
| Mature size | 50 to 70 ft tall |
| Pollination | Bee-pollinated. No second tree needed. |
| Spacing | 12 to 18 ft apart in the row. |
| Good for | Farmstead and street shade, the sheltered inside row of a belt, bee forage |
| Deer | Sometimes damaged by deer. |
| What you get | Dormant bare root seedlings, 25 plants to a bundle, or 20 to a bundle for 3 ft. and taller. Sizes: 6-10 in., 10-24 in., 2-3 ft. and 3 ft.+. Shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. |
| Wholesale terms | Sold by the bundle. Mix any Farm & Ranch plants to reach a price break at 4, 12 and 24 bundles. 40 bundles or more, email us for a quote. |
Overview
American linden is a large, stately shade tree with big heart shaped leaves and fragrant flowers in July that bees work from dawn to dark. It's the latest blooming tree we know of in Missoula, where it can still be setting blossoms at the end of July.
Origin & History
Native from the eastern Dakotas and southeast Manitoba to the Atlantic. Basswood honey is prized, and the soft wood is the carver's favorite.
Uses
Shade and bee forage on decent soil with some moisture. It is not a dry upland tree, so put it on the protected side of a belt or where it can be watered.
Growth Habit
Tall, rounded crown, 50 to 70 ft, often sprouting from the base.
Spacing
Plant 12 to 18 ft apart in the row. A bundle of 25 covers 300 to 450 ft of row.
Pollination
Bee-pollinated and fruitful alone.
Cold hardiness
We rate American linden to zone 2, winters to -50°F. Wrap or paint young trunks, since thin bark sunscalds in winter.
How wholesale orders work
- Bundles can't be split. Sizes under 3 ft. come 25 to a bundle, 3 ft. and taller come 20 to a bundle.
- Price breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants. 4 bundles, 12 bundles and 24 bundles each drop the price on all of them. The discount shows up in your cart on its own.
- Add to your order any time before it ships. Same shipping address, and the bundles count together toward the next price break.
- No cancellations after February 1. Cancel part of an order before then and the rest is priced at the break it still earns.
- If we come up short on a plant, you keep the price break you paid for and we refund the bundles we couldn't send.
- Our dead plant guarantee covers these the same as everything else we sell. A plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code for what you paid for it plus its share of the shipping. We can't break a bundle, so credit goes toward a future order, not loose replacement plants.
- Planting 40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Questions we get about American Linden
How cold hardy is American Linden?
We rate it hardy to zone 2, which means winters down to about -50°F.
How far apart do I plant American Linden?
12 to 18 ft apart in a row.
What arrives, and when does it ship?
Dormant bare root seedlings by the bundle, roots packed in moist sawdust, shipped from Missoula or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027. Orders are paid in full at checkout. Our dead plant guarantee covers them: a plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code toward a future order.