Tilia tomentosa seed
LATIN NAME: TILIA TOMENTOSA
COMMON NAME: Silver Linden
The silver linden perfumes the tall, conical, deciduous tree with the broad, heart-shaped, dark-green leaves that carry the dense, white felt of the hairs on the undersides, the whole crown flashing silver as the breeze turns the leaves, and the clusters of the small, creamy-yellow, intensely fragrant flowers that open through the early summer, the small, round, felted fruits following. The flowers fill the air with the sweet scent for the bees, and the tree grows into the stately, regular form. It stands the heat, the drought and the city air well. It likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The white-felted leaf undersides of the silver linden hold a long place in the research on the stately street trees of the mallow family, and the species appears in the studies of the urban heat and drought tolerance and the nectar chemistry. The work looks at the way the crown flashes silver in the breeze, the flower nectar that feeds the bees, and the seed biology. The beekeepers value the honey crop, and the arborists note the regular, low-care crown.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the avenue, the park and the large garden, the silver linden perfumes the summer air with the cream flowers. The silver-flashing crown turns in the breeze, the flowers feed the bees and make the celebrated honey, the flower tea has served the traditional drinks for the ages, and the timber serves the carving and the joinery. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Stately, silver and summer-sweet.
To grow the Silver Linden from seed, give the seeds the cool, moist spell in the fridge bag over the winter, then sow them into the gritty, leafy drills of the open bed in the spring, keep the seedbed moist, and the young trees come on steadily.
Keep the seedbed gently watered, and pot the young trees on in the spring. The silver crown comes over the years. Stand the young trees in the deep, moist ground, and the silver-flashing crown will perfume the summer air.
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Nom Latin: Tilia Tomentosa
\n\n\n\nNom Vernaculaire: Tilleul Argenté , silver linden , Silber-Linde , Tiglio argentato , Zilverlinde , Tilo plateado
\n\n\n\nFamille: Tiliacées
\n\n\n\nDescription:
Le tilleul argenté est un arbre majestueux à port conique arrondi, que le moindre coup de vent le pare d’argent lorsqu’il agite ses feuilles au revers cotonneux. Sa longévité, sa résistance à la sécheresse et à la pollution, sa croissance rapide en font un allié de choix . Ses fleurs très odorantes parfument délicieusement leurs alentours.au début de l’été.
Culture:
Exposition au soleil ou à mi-ombre.
Utilisation possible en alignement ou en isolé.
Sol ordinaire, frais .
Feuillage caduc.