Basisdaten
description:
This lime comes from China and is popular because it has showy leaves and the flowering is very late in the year.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Tilia henryana
family:
Malvaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 25 m (82 ft)
leaf:
The leaf of linden is heart-shaped and very noticeable serrated. The petiole is reddish or yellowish, perpendicular to the leaf and hairy. The leaf arrangement is alternate.
leaf shape:
cordate
leaf margin:
toothed
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
August - September
blossom color:
white - yellowish
blossom description:
The flowers are white to yellowish and form long cymes with many singlel flowers.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruits (nuts) are small, round and hard.
branches:
The branches are red-brown, the buds are dark red and ovate.
bark:
The bark is smooth and brown, furrowed in old specimens.
root:
heart-rooting
location:
Sun to partial shade
soil:
undemanding soils
ph value:
slightly acidic to slightly alkaline
usage:
Garden tree
Limes additional information
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