Caucasian Lime Pleached

Tilia x euchlora, also known as Caucasian Lime, can be trained into square frames (pleached) and is useful for screening where space is at a premium. This tree is the result of a cross between Tilia cordata and Tilia dasystyla, and usefully, aphids are not attracted to its dark green foliage, so the associated “stickiness” is not a problem.

If left unattended, the Caucasian Lime can grow as broad as it is tall, which can limit its usefulness somewhat. Fortunately, Lime reacts very well to hard pruning and pollarding, making it a good candidate for training into a flat pleach for screening use.

These trees have an approximately 1.8m clear stem and are trained onto a flat frame measuring approximately 1.2m x 1.2m.

Trees trained in this way will require regular maintenance, which includes pruning and tying any loose branches back onto the frames.

Tilia x euchlora trained into pleached panels can be extremely effective for improving privacy in small urban gardens. Like any pleached tree, it can do this without reducing the living space in the garden.

To form an instant screen, you can plant these trees 1.2m apart so each panel will meet the next. Lime is a tough and tolerant tree that will cope with planting in a wide range of conditions, including heavy clay soils.

We also offer a non-pleached version of Caucasian Lime, perfect for a more traditional look.

Mature height: 3m (if maintained)

Please note: Pleached Tilia x euchlora size medium may be provided in a 45, 65 or 100l container.

Common names

Caucasian Lime Pleached

Height of tree

3-5m

Soil type

Well drained, Clay, Will tolerate most soil types

Shape

Hedging

Foliage Colour

Green

Looks good in

Summer

Pleached tree

Yes

Privacy

Screening above the fence

Location

Garden

Genus

Tilia