Basisdaten
The Silver lime is native to Europe and Western Asia. The silver linden blooming late and plentiful (bees and bumble pasture). The flowers antispasmodic extracts are obtained.
Tree profile
The leaves of Silver lime are heart-shaped and up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The underside of the leaf is snow-white. It is deciduous and the leaf margins are sharp serrated.
The flowers are yellow and form cymes. The hanging cymes become up to 7-11 cm (2.8 - 3.9 in) long. The flowers smell strongly.
The fruits are greenish spherical nutlets.
The young shoots are gray-brown and tomentose. The buds are brown haired, pointed ovate and protruding.
single tree or planting in groups, parks, avenue tree
Limes additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees
