Tilia species - Limes

Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea - Common Lime. This is one of the tallest common broad-leaved trees and sends off dense shoots and suckers from the base of the trunk. It has large rather flimsy leaves which have buff hairs on the underside between the veins. The flowers and fruit hang down below the bracts.

Tilia cordata - Small-leaved Lime has smaller leaves than x europaea with rufous tufts between the veins on the underside. It rarely suckers from the base and usually the fruits are held above the bracts.

Tilia cordata x dasystyla = T. x euchlora - Caucasian Lime are common in parks. They have distinctive darker, shiny leaves with pale teeth. Underneath they have large tufts of brown hair in the leaf axils. Unlike the leaves of the other limes shown, the shiny leaves deter aphids.

An impressive tree for avenues and parklands. It is the tallest common broad-leaved tree in the UK.

Tilia x europaea NS8148 17Jun2020 MP

Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea NS5563 21Oct2018 PW

This lime is very prone to suckering from the roots, which can become unsightly unless it is managed. Each of these shoots will readily produce a sapling and this is one of the reasons why this tree is so widely planted.

Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea NS5563 21Oct2018 PW

Tilia cordata NS6359 26Jul2019 MP

Tilia cordata NS6658 14July2019 PW

Tilia cordata x dasystyla = T. x euchlora NS5465 04Sep2019 PW