Basisdaten
description:
As the name implies, this lime is originally from Mongolia.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Tilia mongolica
family:
mallows (Malvaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 12 m (39 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are glossy green, lobed significantly and leaf margin coarsely toothed. The petiole is long. The leaf arrangement is alternate.
leaf shape:
lobed
leaf margin:
toothed
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
June - July
blossom color:
whitish to yellowish
blossom description:
The flowers are white to yellowish and form long cymes with up to 20 individual flowers.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruits (nuts) are small, round and hard.
branches:
The branches are light brown and the red-brown buds are small and ovate.
bark:
The bark is smooth and brown first at the age deep-furrowed.
root:
heart-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
nutrient-rich well-drained soils
usage:
Garden tree, park tree
Limes additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees