Tilia cordata Small leaved lime (Tiliaceae) Deciduous tree

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Tilia cordata
Small leaved lime
Deciduous tree
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The Tilia cordata plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Tiliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Small leaved lime. Some home gardeners know the variety as T. microphylla. T. parvifolia. T. ulmifolia.

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Latin Name:  Tilia cordata
Common Name:  Small leaved lime
Family:  Tiliaceae
Author:  Mill.

Known Hazards:  If the flowers used for making tea are too old, they may produce symptons of narcotic intoxication[4].

Mature Height:  30   Mature Width:  12

Habitat:  Woods on most fertile soils, especially limestone, it is commonly found on wooded limestone cliffs[17].

Edible Uses: Young leaves - raw[2]. They make an excellent salad or sandwich filling, they are mild tasting and somewhat mucilaginous[K]. The leaves can be available from spring until early autumn from the young growths at the base of the tree[K]. A very acceptable chocolate substitute can be made from a paste of the ground-up flowers and immature fruit. Trials on marketing the product failed because the paste is very apt to decompose[2, 115]. A popular herb tea is made from the flowers, it has a sweet, fragrant pleasant flavour[46]. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. Sap - harvested in the spring, it is sweet and can be used as a drink or concentrated into a syrup[4].

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