species
Tilia cordata
Small-leaved lime
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Tilia cordata belongs to the family Malvaceae, also known as Small-leaved lime, native to the UK. It reaches 22 m tall and 12 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers in July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 22 m tall × 12 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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