The Crimean linden is a hybrid whose parentage is thought to be the littleleaf linden (T. cordata) and the bigleaf linden (T. dasystyla). It is a medium-sized deciduous tree with a rounded pyramidal shape that can reach a height of 60’ and a spread of 30’. As it ages, its branches become more pendulous. It blooms in May-June with fragrant pale yellowish-white flowers that appear in drooping clusters that are attractive to bees. These give way to conspicuous, but sterile, nutlets that ripen in late summer. It prefers moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade, but adapts to a wide range of soil conditions.