Tilia Cordata 'Winter Orange'

Species	:	Tilia Cordata Winter Orange
Common Name(s)	:	Lime,Linden,Small Leaved Lime,Winter Orange
Tree Features	:	Coloured Bark,Good for Bees
Genus	:	Tilia
Growth Rate	:	Slow Growing
Seasons of Interest	:	Winter Interest
Shape	:	Broad
Mature Size	:	Medium to Large (15-20m)
Tree Type	:	Deciduous Broad Leaf
Tolerances	:	Pollution resistant
Tree uses	:	Urban Sites,Woodland Sites,Garden,Avenue Trees,Parkland Trees

This exciting new variety was found as a seedling in the Netherlands in 1970's.

This exiting new variety was found as a seedling in the Netherlands in the 1970s.

Whenever we show this tree it is widely appreciated and we never seem to have enough to go around!

An ideal prospect for garden pleaching, its orange stems are most unusual.

A medium to large tree with a broadly oval crown, it is distinguished by its red buds and orange shoots in winter.

Its white, sweetly scented flowers appear in July.

It is a good choice for avenues and tolerates the rigours of the urban environment.

Mature height: 10-15m

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