The Tilia Platyphyllosis a native plant with a doomed crown and dense foliage. The large pale to mid-green alternately ovate leaves are; mid to dark green above and below, with white downy hair on the underside, particularly along the veins. The small hermaphrodite yellowish-white coloured, sweetly scented flowers are produced in clusters of three to four in early summer with a leafy yellow-green subtending bract. The flowers in summer are erect and dominate the foliage, and give rise to very small hairless fruit. Followed by small, round cream colored fruit. The Shoots are red-violet on the side exposed to the sun but a light red-brown on the shaded side.
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