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'''''Tilia tomentosa''''' ('''Silver Lime''' in the UK and Silver Linden in the US) is a species of ''[[Tilia]]'' native to southeastern [[Europe]] and southwestern [[Asia]], from [[Hungary]] and the [[Balkans]] east to western [[Turkey]], occurring at moderate altitudes.<ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref><ref name=fe>Flora Europaea: [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Tilia+&SPECIES_XREF=tomentosa&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= ''Tilia tomentosa'']</ref>
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It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 20-35 m tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternately arranged, rounded to triangular-ovate, 4-13&nbsp;cm long and broad with a 2.5–4&nbsp;cm petiole, green and mostly hairless above, densely white tomentose with white hairs below, and with a coarsely toothed margin. The [[flower]]s are pale yellow, [[plant sexuality|hermaphrodite]], produced in [[Cyme (botany)|cymes]] of three to ten in mid to late summer with a pale green subtending leafy [[bract]]; they have a strong scent and are pollinated by [[honeybee]]s. The nectar however contains sugars which cannot be digested by [[bumble bee]]s, to which the tree is somewhat toxic. The [[fruit]] is a dry nut-like [[drupe]] 8–10&nbsp;mm long, downy, and slightly ribbed.<ref name=rushforth/><ref name=afm>Mitchell, A. F. (1974). ''A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6</ref> 
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It is widely grown as an [[ornamental tree]] throughout Europe.  It is very tolerant of urban pollution, soil compaction, heat, and drought, and would be a good street tree in urban areas, but for the problems it causes leaving numerous dead and comatose bumble bees on the street below the tree.<ref name=rushforth/><ref name=afm2>Mitchell, A. F. (1996). ''Alan Mitchell's Trees of Britain''. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-219972-6.</ref>
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Tilia tomentosa, Moench (T. argentea, DC. T. alba, Ait. T. alba pyramidalis, Hort.). White Linden. Tree, to 100 ft. with upright branches: young branchlets stellate-tomentose: lvs. nearly orbicular, abruptly acuminate, truncate or cordate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate, often lobulate, with short-pointed teeth, sparingly pubescent above, white-tomentose beneath, 3-5 in. across; petiole pubescent, less than half of the length of the blade: fls. 7-10, in pendulous tomentose cymes: fr. ovoid, slightly 5-angled, tomentose; shell woody. July. E. Eu., Asia Minor. —This is a very handsome tree of dense habit with upright branches; it stands heat and drought better than any of the other species. Its fls. and those of the following species have proved poisonous to bees.
 
Tilia tomentosa, Moench (T. argentea, DC. T. alba, Ait. T. alba pyramidalis, Hort.). White Linden. Tree, to 100 ft. with upright branches: young branchlets stellate-tomentose: lvs. nearly orbicular, abruptly acuminate, truncate or cordate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate, often lobulate, with short-pointed teeth, sparingly pubescent above, white-tomentose beneath, 3-5 in. across; petiole pubescent, less than half of the length of the blade: fls. 7-10, in pendulous tomentose cymes: fr. ovoid, slightly 5-angled, tomentose; shell woody. July. E. Eu., Asia Minor. —This is a very handsome tree of dense habit with upright branches; it stands heat and drought better than any of the other species. Its fls. and those of the following species have proved poisonous to bees.
 
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The [[cultivar]] 'Brabant' has a strong central stem and a symmetrical conic crown. The cultivar 'Petiolaris' (Pendent Silver Lime) differs in longer leaf petioles 4–8&nbsp;cm long and drooping leaves; it is of unknown origin and usually sterile, and may be a [[hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] with another ''Tilia'' species.<ref name=rushforth/><ref name=afm/>
  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: ⇕ 80 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 80. to 100 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 100.
Width: ⇔ 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
USDA Zones: 6 to 9
Scientific Names

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Tilia tomentosa (Silver Lime in the UK and Silver Linden in the US) is a species of Tilia native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, from Hungary and the Balkans east to western Turkey, occurring at moderate altitudes.[1][2]

It is a deciduous tree growing to 20-35 m tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. The leaves are alternately arranged, rounded to triangular-ovate, 4-13 cm long and broad with a 2.5–4 cm petiole, green and mostly hairless above, densely white tomentose with white hairs below, and with a coarsely toothed margin. The flowers are pale yellow, hermaphrodite, produced in cymes of three to ten in mid to late summer with a pale green subtending leafy bract; they have a strong scent and are pollinated by honeybees. The nectar however contains sugars which cannot be digested by bumble bees, to which the tree is somewhat toxic. The fruit is a dry nut-like drupe 8–10 mm long, downy, and slightly ribbed.[1][3]

It is widely grown as an ornamental tree throughout Europe. It is very tolerant of urban pollution, soil compaction, heat, and drought, and would be a good street tree in urban areas, but for the problems it causes leaving numerous dead and comatose bumble bees on the street below the tree.[1][4]


Read about Tilia tomentosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Tilia tomentosa, Moench (T. argentea, DC. T. alba, Ait. T. alba pyramidalis, Hort.). White Linden. Tree, to 100 ft. with upright branches: young branchlets stellate-tomentose: lvs. nearly orbicular, abruptly acuminate, truncate or cordate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate, often lobulate, with short-pointed teeth, sparingly pubescent above, white-tomentose beneath, 3-5 in. across; petiole pubescent, less than half of the length of the blade: fls. 7-10, in pendulous tomentose cymes: fr. ovoid, slightly 5-angled, tomentose; shell woody. July. E. Eu., Asia Minor. —This is a very handsome tree of dense habit with upright branches; it stands heat and drought better than any of the other species. Its fls. and those of the following species have proved poisonous to bees. CH


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Varieties

The cultivar 'Brabant' has a strong central stem and a symmetrical conic crown. The cultivar 'Petiolaris' (Pendent Silver Lime) differs in longer leaf petioles 4–8 cm long and drooping leaves; it is of unknown origin and usually sterile, and may be a hybrid with another Tilia species.[1][3]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
  2. ↑ Flora Europaea: Tilia tomentosa
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mitchell, A. F. (1974). A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6
  4. ↑ Mitchell, A. F. (1996). Alan Mitchell's Trees of Britain. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-219972-6.
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