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By Kaitlyn Addison
The small-leaved lime is widespread throughout most of Europe, extending northwards to Sweden, and eastwards to the Urals. In western and central Europe it occurs in oak forests in lowland and hill country. It also grows as a scattered tree in riverine forests, and is plentiful in scree woods.
The greenish white flowers appear at the end of May after the leaves unfurl. The samaras have red wings before maturation, but, when ripe, they turn entirely brown.
The Tartarian maple is very tolerant of dry situations, and is plentiful even in the Russian steppes. In parks, it is planted on dry slopes, and as tall green hedges in dry locations. It is also very attractive as a solitary specimen tree. The related Manchurian maple (Acer ginnala Maxim.), a native of the Far East, is frequently cultivated. It, too, has the shape of a shrub, but differs from the Tartarian maple in having distinctive three-lobed leaves which turn yellow or bright red in autumn.
The large-leaved lime is closely related to the small-leaved lime, and has a similar range of distribution. However, its northern boundary does not extend to the Baltic Sea, and, in the east, it occurs only as far as the western Ukraine. It is most plentiful in hilly country and foothills at elevations of 400 to 700 metres, though the occasional, single tree may be found up to 1000 metres above sea level. It occurs in broad-leaved woods and requires richer and moister soil than the small-leaved lime.
The large-leaved lime grows to a greater height and attains greater dimensions than its relative. Specimens as much as 30 to 33 metres high are not unknown; very old, solitary trees have trunks up to 3 to 4 metres thick. It is said that the large- leaved lime may live longer than a thousand years. For this reason, it is popularly planted on hilltops, or beside isolated homesteads, monuments, or churches, and in parks and avenues. The large-leaved lime flowers some 10 to 14 days sooner than the small-leaved lime, and mixed plantings of the two species prolong the period for bee-feeding to a full month.
The main characteristics that make it easy to distinguish the one from the other are the underside of the leaf, the period of flowering and the shape of the fruit. In the wild they frequently hybridize to produce the hybrid Tilia eurolmea L. (intermedia DC), which blends the characters of both parents.
The greenish white flowers appear at the end of May after the leaves unfurl. The samaras have red wings before maturation, but, when ripe, they turn entirely brown.
The Tartarian maple is very tolerant of dry situations, and is plentiful even in the Russian steppes. In parks, it is planted on dry slopes, and as tall green hedges in dry locations. It is also very attractive as a solitary specimen tree. The related Manchurian maple (Acer ginnala Maxim.), a native of the Far East, is frequently cultivated. It, too, has the shape of a shrub, but differs from the Tartarian maple in having distinctive three-lobed leaves which turn yellow or bright red in autumn.
The large-leaved lime is closely related to the small-leaved lime, and has a similar range of distribution. However, its northern boundary does not extend to the Baltic Sea, and, in the east, it occurs only as far as the western Ukraine. It is most plentiful in hilly country and foothills at elevations of 400 to 700 metres, though the occasional, single tree may be found up to 1000 metres above sea level. It occurs in broad-leaved woods and requires richer and moister soil than the small-leaved lime.
The large-leaved lime grows to a greater height and attains greater dimensions than its relative. Specimens as much as 30 to 33 metres high are not unknown; very old, solitary trees have trunks up to 3 to 4 metres thick. It is said that the large- leaved lime may live longer than a thousand years. For this reason, it is popularly planted on hilltops, or beside isolated homesteads, monuments, or churches, and in parks and avenues. The large-leaved lime flowers some 10 to 14 days sooner than the small-leaved lime, and mixed plantings of the two species prolong the period for bee-feeding to a full month.
The main characteristics that make it easy to distinguish the one from the other are the underside of the leaf, the period of flowering and the shape of the fruit. In the wild they frequently hybridize to produce the hybrid Tilia eurolmea L. (intermedia DC), which blends the characters of both parents.
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