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Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. [1] [2] In Great Britain and Ireland they are commonly called lime trees, although they are not related to the citrus lime. The genus ...
Tilia cordata, the small-leaved lime or small-leaved linden, is a species of tree in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Europe. Other common names include little-leaf or littleleaf linden , [ 2 ] or traditionally in South East England, pry or pry tree . [ 3 ]
The fruit and flower of a Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia) Makrut lime fruit. A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green in colour, 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles.
In Baltic mythology, there is an important goddess of fate by the name of Laima /laɪma/, whose sacred tree is the lime. Laima's dwelling was a lime-tree, where she made her decisions as a cuckoo. For this reason Lithuanian women prayed and gave sacrifices under lime-trees asking for luck and fertility. They treated lime-trees with respect and ...
Tilia × europaea, generally known as the European lime, [1] common lime (British Isles) or common linden, is a naturally occurring hybrid between Tilia cordata (small-leaved lime) and Tilia platyphyllos (large-leaved lime). It occurs in the wild in Europe at scattered localities wherever the two parent species are both native. [2]
The Persian lime is a triploid cross between Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus × limon). [4] [5] Although there are other citrus species that are referred to as "limes", the Persian lime is the most widely cultivated lime species commercially, [6] and accounts for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. The fruit ...
Lime trees require about eight hours of bright, direct, or indirect sunlight per day. “A south- or west-facing window is the best spot for your tree,” says Ward. If natural sunlight is limited ...
The picture is supposed to show the lime tree before the storm event of 1884. However, some sources describe the image as depicting the tree's condition after the 1884 event. [ 3 ] A photograph from around 1900 shows that half of the tree's crown consisted of shorter, young branches. [ 8 ]