Caucasian Lime

Basisdaten

caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) leaf
caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) leaf
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) leaf
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) leaf underside
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) foliage
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) flower
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) terminal bud
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) flowers
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) flowers
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) fruit
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) fruit in Winter
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) fruits
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) tree
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) trunk / bark
  • caucasian lime (Tilia x euchlora) tree in winter
description: 

The Caucasian lime is native to Europe and Western Asia. The Caucasian lime blooming late and plentiful. The nectar is very high in sugar. The lime is a good bee pasture.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Tilia x euchlora
family: 
Mallow family (Malvaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves of Caucasian linden are heart-shaped with a glossy dark green upside, and a green but not glossy underside. The leaf veins are easily visible. The leaf is large and up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The leaf margin is sharp serrated.

leaf shape: 
cordate
leaf margin: 
serrated
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
yellow
flowering: 
June - July
blossom color: 
yellow
blossom description: 

The flowers are yellow and form cymes. The hanging cymes become up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long. The flowers smell strongly.

gender distribution: 
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit: 

The fruits are gray-brown spherical nutlets.

branches: 

The branches are brownish - smooth. The buds are red-brown, pointed ovate and protruding

bark: 
The bark is brown, smooth first and later fissured lengthwise.
root: 
Deep-rooting plant - Heart-rooting plant, the roots extend beyond the crown area
location: 
Sun to half-shade
soil: 
sandy to loamy
ph value: 
slightly acidic to alkaline
usage: 

single tree or planting in groups, parks

Limes additional information

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overview fruit    | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees

Typical diseases for Caucasian Lime

Cancer at a tree
lime basswood leaf spots
red gall mite on line leaf close up
lime leaf blotch
lime leaf spots

Typical fungi for Caucasian Lime

artists conk trunk (Ganoderma lipsiense) trunk
Artists conk
dryad's saddle (polyporus squamosus)
Dryad' s saddle
giant polypore (meripilus giganteus)
Giant polypore
honey fungus (Armillia mellea) group of fungi
Honey fungus
oyster fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus)
Oyster mushroom
shaggy scalycap (Pholiota squarrosa) underside
Shaggy scalycap
smoky braket (Bjerkandera adusta)
Smoky bracket
southern braket (Ganoderma adspersum)
Southern bracket
oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)
Thick-walled maze polypore
tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius)
Tinder fungus
turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)
Turkeytail