In message t, Dwight
writes
We were just in Austria and enjoyed the manuy fragrant linden blossoms
in early June.

Is this your basic "European Linden" so called?

The order of blooming of the European species of Lime (Linden) is

Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved Lime)
Tilia x europaea (Tilia x vulgaris) (Common Lime)
Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime)
Tilia tomentosa (Silver Lime)

In my part of Britain the flowering times are early June, late June,
July and August.

To my nose, it's Tilia tomentosa which is noticeably fragrant, but you
would have noticed the silvery underside to the leaves (and I doubt that
flowering times would be that much different in Austria).

I don't know how the flowering times differ between Austria and Britain,
but I'd assume that you were seeing either T. platyphyllos or T. x
europaea.

You probably don't remember the details, but if you do I offer some
advice on identification at

http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Tilia/Britain.html

We are interested in planting one in Seattle. Would it be a good fit?

Any special cautions about soils?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Dwight Gibb

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Stewart Robert Hinsley