Tilia paucicostata (Lime Tree, Lime Bushe, Linden, Basswood )
Botanical Information
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Genus | Tilia |
| Species | paucicostata |
| Category | Woody |
| Type | Tree (deciduous) |
| Origin | Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan in China. |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone | 4 - 8 |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Zone | H5 |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Height | 10-15 m |
| Flowering Period | June, July, August |
Description and Growing Information
| Shape | Pyramidal. |
| Landscape | An excellent shade tree for large areas, lawns, streets, malls, planters and any place where a quality tree is desired. |
| Propagation | By seed. |
| Cultivation | Very tolerant to a variety of conditions. Full sun or full shade, but full shade will cause the foliage to become darker. |
| Notable Specimens | National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Habitat | Forests at 1300-2400 m. in Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan in China. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Branchlets usually yellow-brown when dry, slender, and glabrous. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Cymes erect, each with seven to fifteen flowers, bracts glabrous, stalked, staminodes present, style pilose at base. |
| Leaf Description | Petiole slender, 2-5 cm, glabrous, leaf blade ovate-orbicular or ovate-triangular, thinly leathery, both surfaces glabrous or abaxially sparsely tomentose in vein axils, lateral veins 5 - 6 pairs, basal pair usually 1/2 or more as long as blade, veinlets prominent, base truncate or obliquely cordate, rarely rounded, margin serrate or sparsely dentate, apex caudate-acuminate or acuminate. |
| Flower Description | Yellowish, fragrant and blooms in late June or early August. |
| Fruit Description | Obovoid, 6-7 mm, apex usually beaked; exocarp thickly leathery, fragile, indehiscent. |
| Colour Description | Foliage is dark shiny green and flowers are creamy-yellow. |
Photographs
Tilia paucicostata, form, National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Tilia paucicostata, new leaves emerging in spring, National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Tilia paucicostata, bark, National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom.