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Lime hedge

Latin name : Tillia e. Pallida, Tillia c. Greenspire Common name : Lime

Lime Tilia are deciduous trees with broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and pendulous clusters of fragrant yellow-green flowers, followed by conspicuous winged fruits.

Tillia e. Pallida is a large deciduous tree with spreading or arching branches and green young shoots bearing glossy deep green leaves turning yellow in autumn. Fragrant cream flowers may narcotise bees.

Availability

Root Balled Units - October to May
Bare Root Units – October to May
Containerised Units – All year round subject to availability

Sizes

Pleached units are available from 2m clear stem to overall 4m in height.

Total height : 15m
Total spread : 15m
Time to total height : 20-50 years

Clipping and trimming

No real pruning required.

Pests

Aphids, horse chestnut scale, caterpillars, sawflies and gall mites may be a problem.

Diseases

May sometimes be affected by phytopthora root diseases.

Toxicity

n/a

Soil Conditions

Alkaline or Neutral. Moist but well-drained or well-drained. Chalk, Clay, Loam or Sand.

Position

All locations. Sheltered

Regeneration

Not easy but to regenerate by seed, sow stratified in containers outdoors in spring. Chip budding is the most appropriate method although care must be taken with the choice of rootstock.

Flowering times

Cream in summertime

Foliage

Yellow in autumn time

Fruits and Fruiting Times

Green

Evergreen or Deciduous

Deciduous

Maintenance Level

Low

Fragrance

When in flower