Tilia chenmoui
A tall, deciduous tree to 20m in height, with a slightly conical crown, and large dark or greyish-green, heart-shaped leaves, grey-hairy beneath, with up to 6 fragrant, long-stalked yellow flowers in compact clusters produced in summer
Higher than 12 metres
wider than 8 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Suitable for parks and very large gardens. Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade, with shelter from cold winds. For more advice see tree cultivation
Propagate by seed, stratified in containers outdoors in spring. See propagate from seed (tree/shrub) Propagate by chip budding although care must be taken with the choice of rootstock
May be susceptible to aphids, horse chestnut scale, caterpillars, sawflies and gall mites
May be susceptible to sooty mould, Phytophthora root rot and honey fungus