Is Basswood Same as Linden

Basswood, also known as American Linden, provides shade and fragrant flowers with characteristically attractive leaves and branching. It typically has a large uniformly round crown with a straight branch free trunk.

Why is linden called basswood?

Linden wood is lightweight and free of grain, making it ideal for boxes, carving and use in musical instruments such as the base for electric guitars. It is called basswood in North America because the Native Americans used it to make a strong fiber called bast.

What is another name for the linden tree?

Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species.