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Common Lime or
European Linden
   
           
 
                         
             
   

Tree shape to look for.

          
Leaves are bright green and almost hairless.They are often covered by a shiny resin or honey-dew from the aphids that live on these trees.
  
                   
 
       
               
   
Fragrant flowers open in July in drooping clusters of 4 to 10.
      
               
                 
     
Fruit are round and small, only about 8mm across.
        
                 
         
 
     
 
Common Lime or
Tilia x Europa
  1. Found north-western Europe, including Britain
  2. Grown in towns and parks for shade and ornament.
  3. May grow up to 39 metres tall.
  4. Fragrant flowers open in July in drooping clusters of 4 to 10.
  5. Fruit are round and small, only about 8mm across.
  6. Leaves are bright green and almost hairless.They are often covered by a shiny resin or honey-dew from the aphids that live on these trees.
  7. Lime trees often have masses of suckers growing out from the base of the trunk. These often have much bigger leaves than those on the main tree.
 
 
 
               
   

Lime challenge

The limes we eat do not come from this tree. Where do they come from?

What is the common name for aphids and which insect loves to eat the aphids?
 
   
               
                       
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