Lime Tree or Linden
Latin Name : Tilia
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The Lime Tree or Linden are available in many species. However, I shall only inclue two of them in this post as they are the ones that you are the most likely to come across. Starting with the Broad-Leaved Lime, Tilia platyphyllos.
This is a large, vigorous deciduous tree with a rounded habit
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Its leaves are round, but with a pointed top and serrated leaf margin. The image above illustrates both leaves and flowers. The flowers begin to appear in late June – early July
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The ripened seeds following the flowers
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This image showing the winter twig,
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