I planted seeds of Little Leaf Linden trees, and the new seedlings look an awful lot like the neighbors cottonwood trees - but not exacly. Is there anyway to tell the difference at this stage of growth (beginning the second season)? I planted the seeds in new potting soil - in a pot. It took a couple of months for them to sprout up. I have a newly planted regular Linden tree in the yard and these leaves are not an exact match either.
Linden can be quite a bear to germinate. Maybe you had some cottonwood seed into your linden pot after planting. Native black cottonwood pops up in containers rather often here.
I still have some Little Leaf Linden seeds left - do you have a suggestion as to how I might have better luck getting these to germinate and produce a tree??
