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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: up to 35 meters
Plant Spread: up to 15 meters
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Flowers
Eating Methods: Tea
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects: The leaves are a food source for aphids and a variety of moth caterpillars
Resistances: Pollution
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Parentage: Tilia cordata x Tilia platyphyllos

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Common names
  • European Linden
  • Common Linden
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tilia x europaea
  • Synonym: Tilia platyphyllos subsp. cordifolia
  • Synonym: Tilia x vulgaris

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Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Date: 2020-11-04
European linden or common linden; lime tree in the UK.  A mature
Location: Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Date: 2023-06-09

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