Common lime is a hybrid between small-leaved and large-leaved lime. Discover where to find it, how it is used and how to identify it.

Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood …

LIME TREES At least 10 species can be seen in Britain of which 3 are seen regularly, 2 are less frequent and 5 are rare and often only seen in botanical gardens. The three species you are …

Tilia × europaea, generally known as the European lime, [1] common lime (British Isles) or common linden, is a naturally occurring hybrid between Tilia cordata (small-leaved lime) and …

Large-leaved lime is a handsome broadleaf tree that is a rich home for wildlife. Aphids, and their predators, flock towards it, leaving anything underneath the tree covered in their sweet and …

Our native lime species are naturally found throughout England and into the east of Wales but only as a planted tree in Scotland and elsewhere. Large leaved lime is the rarest and although …

The common lime has heart-shaped leaves; white-green, five-petalled flowers; and small, oval fruits with pointed tips. The three lime trees of the UK are difficult to tell apart. The common …

Distributed by Dutch nurseries from the 16th century onwards, this is the typical Common Lime of the British landscape (Pigott 2012; Jablonski & Plietzsch 2013, 2014). ‘Koningslinde’ (Dutch) …

T here are three native types of lime in Britain: the small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata), the large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos) and; the common lime (Tilia x europaea): a hybrid of small …

This large deciduous tree can grow to more than 20m high. Its bark is grey-brown and smooth and develops flaky plates with age. The twigs are brown-red in the shade, but become shiny in …