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Latin Name: Tilia tomentosa
Forestart Reference: TITOM1
A handsome large tree of stately habit. The leaves are short stalked rounded and deeply toothed. They are dark green above and silver felted beneath and give a lovely effect in a breeze. Its flowers are toxic to bees. Common name: Silver Lime.
Native: South-eastern Europe.
Provenance: Hungary
Size and spread (10 years): 8m x 5m
Treatment required: Deeply dormant requires 52 weeks stratification treatment.
Germinal seeds / kg: 8000
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Most soils but not extremely wet or dry soils.
Planting instructions:
Mature height: 25m x 20m
Availability: In stock now