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Tilia x europaea subsp. var.

Common Lime, European basswood

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Tiliaceae >

Tilia

x europaea

var.

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Tilia × europaea L., generally known as the Common Lime, is a naturally-occurring hybrid between Tilia cordata (Small-leaved lime) and Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved lime). It occurs in the wild at scattered localities wherever the two parent species are both native.^[1]^[2]

It is a large deciduous tree up to 20–46 m tall with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. The leaves are intermediate between the parents, 6–15 cm long and 6–12 cm broad, thinly hairy below with tufts of denser hairs in the leaf vein axils. The flowers are produced in clusters of four to ten in early summer with a leafy yellow-green subtending bract; they are fragrant, and pollinated by bees. The fruit is a dry nut-like drupe 8 mm diameter, downy and faintly ribbed; .^[1]

It is very widely cultivated, being readily and cheaply propagated by layering; as a result, it is often the commonest Tilia species in urban areas and in avenues. It is not however the best species of this purpose, as it produces abundant stem sprouts, and also carries heavy aphid populations resulting in honeydew deposits on everything underneath the trees.^[1]

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
↑ Flora of NW Europe: Tilia × europaea

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[rushforth-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.

[fnwe-2] Flora of NW Europe: Tilia × europaea

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+'''''Tilia × europaea''''' <small>[[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]</small>, generally known as the '''Common Lime''', is a naturally-occurring [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] between ''[[Tilia cordata]]'' (Small-leaved lime) and ''[[Tilia platyphyllos]]'' (Large-leaved lime). It occurs in the wild at scattered localities wherever the two parent species are both native.<ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref><ref name=fnwe>Flora of NW Europe: [http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=2131 ''Tilia × europaea'']</ref>
+It is a large [[deciduous]] [[tree]] up to 20–46 m tall with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. The [[leaf|leaves]] are intermediate between the parents, 6–15 cm long and 6–12 cm broad, thinly hairy below with tufts of denser hairs in the leaf vein axils. The [[flower]]s are produced in clusters of four to ten in early summer with a leafy yellow-green subtending bract; they are fragrant, and pollinated by [[bee]]s. The [[fruit]] is a dry nut-like drupe 8 mm diameter, downy and faintly ribbed; .<ref name=rushforth/>
+It is very widely cultivated, being readily and cheaply propagated by [[layering]]; as a result, it is often the commonest ''Tilia'' species in urban areas and in [[avenue (landscape)|avenues]]. It is not however the best species of this purpose, as it produces abundant stem sprouts, and also carries heavy [[aphid]] populations resulting in [[honeydew]] deposits on everything underneath the trees.<ref name=rushforth/>
 ==Cultivation==