Comments on: Harvesting Linden Blossoms

By: sosualadies

sosualadies — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:01:45 +0000

thanks you for sharing this post very useful

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:44:34 +0000

In reply to Meredith Smith. Good to know!

By: Kevin Torpey

Kevin Torpey — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:29:30 +0000

I’ve waited for 8 years for my Linden tree to grow and bear flowers. Yesterday it bloomed for the first time and I picked enough blossoms to fill 8 mason jars. I can’t wait to see how it turns out as schnapps and liquor. Thanks for the recipe all these years later!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 15 May 2018 00:51:01 +0000

In reply to Robert East. Mine is blooming for the first time it is 7 or 8 years old

By: Meredith Smith

Meredith Smith — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 05:49:27 +0000

What a lovely post.

FYI to an earlier comment – linden blossoms themselves produce no essential oil, when perfumers incorporate them into a fragrance they are approximating that with chemicals or a combination of chemicals and natural essential oils. 🙂

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 02:01:31 +0000

In reply to Jim.

Hi! I’m in Australia and so the linden trees are blossoming now. I have been harvesting for a few years but only to dry them to drink as a tea. I have wanted to make the infused vodka/liqueur all year since finding your website a year go! Did you find any noticeable difference between leaving the bracts on or off? Did you adjust quantities due to the bracts taking up volume? Regarding the steeping time of 15 days and ageing of 5-6 months – have you altered that since 2011? I’ve read other recipes that steep as few as 3 days and age for just as little time. Also, have you experimented with 95% ABV spirit (rectified spirit or ‘Everclear’ in USA)? So many questions… Many thanks! I may just try all different batches myself!

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 01:37:49 +0000

In reply to Robert East. Not really sure...I guess that is a question for a arborist.

By: Robert East

Robert East — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:14:50 +0000

How old does a Linden tree have to be to bloom? Mine is now four years old and nothing? Could it be sterile?

By: Silver

Silver — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 02:44:48 +0000

In reply to Jana. There are several blooming right now at 1525 NW 57th street in Ballard. They smell amazing!

By: NJ gardener

NJ gardener — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:25:10 +0000

Thanks, everybody, for all the information about Lindens. Ours bloomed for the first time last year, and we have been here 20 years! Now, our neighbor’s Lindens are blooming, but not ours. It has been very rainy this spring in NJ. We are interested in them because my husband is a beekeeper, and the bees love the blossoms. What a great site this is. I intend to try both the tea and the liquor. Written June 27, 2017