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| − | + | '''''Tilia henryana''''' <small>[[Ignaz von Szyszylowicz|Szyszyl.]]</small>, commonly known as '''Henry's Lime''', is a medium-sized [[deciduous]] tree native to the provinces of [[Anhui]], [[Henan]], [[Hubei]], [[Hunan]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Jiangxi]], [[Shaanxi]], and [[Zhejiang]] in [[China]] <ref name=Tang>Tang, Y., Gilbert, M. G., & Dorr, L. J. Tiliaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) (2007). ''Flora of China'', Vol. 12. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 10-193-072340-7 [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250077056]</ref>. | |
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| + | Introduced to the West by [[Ernest Henry Wilson|Ernest Wilson]] in 1901, the tree grows to 25 m tall, its bark pale grey and fissured. The sea green [[leaf|leaves]] are [[cordate]], < 10 cm long, with distinctive ciliate margins, and are borne on 3 - 5 cm [[petiole (botany)|petiole]]s. The tiny pale, almost white, fragrant flowers appear in clusters of up to 20 in autumn. The tree grows very slowly in cultivation, and performs best in sheltered locations <ref name=White>White, J. & More, D. (2003) ''Trees of Britain & Northern Europe''. Cassell's, London. [[ISBN 0-304-36192-5]]</ref>. | ||
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| Width: | ⇔ | 25 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 25. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 7 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow |
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Tilia henryana Szyszyl., commonly known as Henry's Lime, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang in China [1].
Introduced to the West by Ernest Wilson in 1901, the tree grows to 25 m tall, its bark pale grey and fissured. The sea green leaves are cordate, < 10 cm long, with distinctive ciliate margins, and are borne on 3 - 5 cm petioles. The tiny pale, almost white, fragrant flowers appear in clusters of up to 20 in autumn. The tree grows very slowly in cultivation, and performs best in sheltered locations [2].
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Two varieties are recognized, var. henryana and var. subglabra, principally distinguished by branchlets that are yellow, stellate tomentose, and glabrous, resp.
Gallery
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- ↑ Tang, Y., Gilbert, M. G., & Dorr, L. J. Tiliaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) (2007). Flora of China, Vol. 12. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 10-193-072340-7 [1]
- ↑ White, J. & More, D. (2003) Trees of Britain & Northern Europe. Cassell's, London. ISBN 0-304-36192-5
External links
- w:Tilia henryana. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Tilia henryana QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
