American Lime

Basisdaten

description:

The American lime comes from eastern North America. It has very large leaves and is therefore a good shade tree. The flower is rich, fragrant and very popular with bees (bee pasture).

Tree profile

name botanical:

Tilia americana

other name:

American Linden

family:

Mallow family (Malvaceae)

species:

deciduous tree

height:

30 - 40 m (99 - 132 ft)

leaf:

The leaves of American linden are heart-shaped, large, up to 20 cm (7.8 in) long and wide. The petiole is about 5 cm (2 in) long. The leaves are green on both sides. The leaf margins are coarsely toothed.

leaf shape:

cordate

leaf margin:

serrated

leaf position:

alternate

fall foliage:

yellow

flowering:

June - July

blossom color:

yellow

blossom description:

The flowers are yellow and form cymes with up to 12 flowers. The flowers smell strongly.

gender distribution:

monoecious / hermaphrodite

fruit:

Stone fruits are about 6 mm (0.25 in) in diameter and spherical. The fruit is ripe in September / October.

branches:

The branches are gray-green and smooth. The buds are thick, red, ovate pointed, with two visible bud scales.

bark:

The bark is brown, smooth first and later fissured lengthwise.

root:

Deep-rooting plant - Heart-rooting plant,Shallow-rooting plant, far reaching roots, extend beyond the crown area

location:

Sun to half-shade

soil:

sandy to loamy to strong loamy

ph value:

slightly acidic to alkaline

usage:

single tree or planting in groups, parks

Limes additional information

overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees