Thank you!

if in a lot of shade.. leaves can be larger than the norm

ken

Great bee plant, flowers have a nice scent, and the wood is great for carving. Ours have interesting growth form. I really like them, so I wouldn't consider a weed unless badly placed.

Japanese beetles LOVE lindens, in case you have problems with those little pests. I spent three years, four months, and fifteen days in SE Michigan many years ago, but don't remember JBs.

If you're in z5, then, like here, it's American (Northern) basswood (Tilia americana ). A shade-tolerant, persistent forest tree right near me -- can even compete w/sugar maple.

In the southern Appalachians, I sometimes saw the similar white basswood (Tilia heterophylla).

rhizo: "three years, four months, and fifteen days"? I hope you remember the exact number of days because you had a great time while in MI!

Japanese beetles are definitely here, but they prefer littleleaf linden to the native basswood.

Japanese beetles are definitely here, but they prefer littleleaf linden to the native basswood.

Finally some american luck with all those asian tree pests