The American basswood blooms in June, oftentimes attracting enough bees that their buzzing can be heard from several feet away! Honey made from American basswood flowers is a gourmet item. Chipmunks, mice, and squirrels feed on the tree's seeds, while rabbits and voles feed on its bark. Its leaves are heart-shaped and its flowers are small and white. A mature basswood can range in height from 40-130 feet!
Here is a link to the Phenophase guide:
This is a graph of the Activity Curve for 2021:
Here is a Calendar of the Flowering Phenophase stage being observed for the American Basswood in 2021.
The gray marks are times when the tree was observed and determined to not be presenting the phenophase.
Here is a Calendar of the Fruiting Phenophase stage being observed for the American Basswood in 2021.
The gray marks are times when the tree was observed and determined to not be presenting the phenophase.
Here is a Calendar of the Leafing Phenophase stage being observed for the American Basswood in 2021.
The gray marks are times when the tree was observed and determined to not be presenting the phenophase.
Number of Observations 2021: 205
Number of Observation sites 2021: 3
Number of Visits to Observation sites 2021: 15
(Indiana Backyard Observer data downloaded using the USA-National Phenology Network's Phenology Observation Portal <www.usanpn.org/data/observational>)
Map of Counties with Observation sites (2021)
Starke, Monroe, and Steuben Counties.