Tilia platyphyllos seed

LATIN NAME: Tilia platyphyllos

COMMON NAME: Large-leaved Lime

Large-leaved lime is the tall, generous, fragrant, honey tree of the old woodlands, and its broad, heart-shaped leaves and the hanging clusters of the small, cream, fragrant flowers have made it a familiar of the countryside for a very long time. The tall, round-headed tree carries the large, heart-shaped, toothed leaves, and the clusters of the small, cream, five-petalled, fragrant flowers hang below the branches through the early summer, pulling in the bees from all around. The flowers have a long record of use for the fine, fragrant tisane of the old world. It is a fine, generous tree of the deep, rich, moist ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

Large-leaved lime has a strong and well-documented place in the plant science, and it has been studied for its fragrant, nectar-rich flowers and its long history in the old woodlands. Researchers have looked at the hanging clusters of the cream flowers and the way the bees work them, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the honey trees and the woodland trees of the old world. The broad, heart-shaped leaves and the fine, round-headed habit have also made it a fine garden and avenue tree, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the limes and the great honey trees of the north.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Large-leaved lime is grown for the flowers and the fine timber. The hanging clusters of the small, cream, fragrant flowers are one of the great honey flowers of the old world, and they have a long record of use for the fine, fragrant tisane as well. The tall, round-headed tree is a fine, generous shade and avenue tree of the park and the large garden, and the pale, fine wood has a long record of use for the carving and the cabinet work. It has drawn attention in the international forestry and the botanical press for its fragrant flowers and its long history, and it is a fine, generous tree of the deep, rich, moist ground.

The large-leaved lime has been one of the great trees of the old woodlands, and the hanging clusters of the fragrant, cream flowers have made it a favourite of the bees and the makers of the fine, fragrant tisane. The pale, fine wood has a long record of use for the carving and the cabinet work, and the broad, heart-shaped leaves give a fine, generous shade. It is a long-lived, dependable tree of the park and the large garden.

To grow the large-leaved lime from seed, put the seeds in a bag of damp sand and keep them in the fridge for a cold month, then sow them at a shallow depth in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a bright, open spot and water gently. The seedlings come up steadily and grow on fast. Give them the sun and the deep, rich, moist soil, and the hanging clusters of the fragrant, cream flowers will be there in a few seasons, pulling in the bees from all around.

Tilia Platyphyllos – Large Leaved Lime, or Linden tree

LINDEN OR LIME TREES.
Ornamental, good for carving. Not related to citrus fruits.
This wood is often used for turnery and carving due to its fine texture which does not warp. Soft light and white yellow.
The lime flowers attract bees and is a valuable food source to honeybees.
Can grow up to 50ft-80ft high and spreads 35-50ft.
Hardy and adapt to a variety of soils and conditions and have a very appealing form. Pyrimidal when young maturing to an upright symmetrical oval canopy with a straight truck.
Grows 13-24 inched a year.
Shade or sun
Little pruning needed.
Lovely lovely trees.