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This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
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Other common names Caucasian lime Crimean lime
Family Malvaceae
Genus Tilia are deciduous trees with broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and pendulous clusters of fragrant yellow-green flowers, followed by conspicuous winged fruits
Details T. × euchlora is a large deciduous tree with spreading or arching branches and green young shoots bearing glossy deep green leaves turning yellow in autumn. Fragrant cream flowers may narcotise bees
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Spreading / Branched
Fragrance Flower
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H6
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Aspect North-facing or East-facing or South-facing or West-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Chalk
Clay
Sand
Loam
MoistureWell-drained, Moist but well-drained
SoilChalk, Clay, Sand, Loam
pHAlkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height Higher than 12 metres
Ultimate spread wider than 8 metres
Time to ultimate height 20-50 years
Cultivation Easy to grow in most moist soils and will tolerate hard pruning. Not susceptible to aphid infestation and is therefore free of sticky honeydew. Avoid exposure to cold drying winds
Propagation Propagation is not easy but to propagate by seed, sow stratified in containers outdoors in spring. Chip budding is the most appropriate method although care must be taken with the choice of rootstock
Suggested planting locations and garden types Hedging & Screens Low Maintenance
Pruning Pruning group 1
Pests Aphids, horse chestnut scale, caterpillars, sawflies and gall mites may be a problem
Diseases May be affected by phytopthora root diseases
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