HOW TO GROW COMMON LINDEN
 | June – July. White flowers in cymes, with bracts of a similar length to the whole inflorescence. Cordate leaves, serrate, with very long apex, glaucous in the two faces. Deciduous tree, hybrid among Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos that can reach 30 m. |
 | It requires the soil to be humid, at least in the deepest layers. |
 | Used for gardens and parks. For its thick shade and the fragrance of its flowers and leaves. Highly resistant to pollution, so it’s a very appropriate tree for the city. It is also grown for its inflorescences, which have sedative medicinal properties.
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 | Plant in it full sun, |
 | Reproduce it by means of scarified seeds or cuttings in autumn. From grafting in another species in summer. |
 | Well drained soil, of neuter nature. It adapts well to another soil type. |
OTHER SPECIES OF TILIA
Tilia americana —————- Basswood, american linden
Tilia amurensis ————–…………….
Tilia caroliniana —————–…………….
Tilia chinensis ————— …………..
Tilia cordata ——————– Small-leafed linden, little-leaf linden
Tilia heterophylla —————- White basswood
Tilia japonica ——————— Japanese lime
Tilia mongolica ——————– Mongolian lime
Tilia oliveri —————-………….
Tilia platyphyllos —————- Broad-leafed linden, big-leaf linden
Tilia tomentosa —————— Silver linden, silver lime
Tilia tuan ————— …………..
Tilia x euchlora—————– Crimean linden
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This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
