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Manchurian Lime

Tilia mandshurica

Also called Manchurian Linden

Manchurian Lime
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tilia mandshurica is a deciduous linden tree from northeast Asia, grown mainly as a street or landscape tree. It does best in cool temperate climates with protection from late spring frosts.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells, especially while young, then let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; protect young growth from late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
Russian Far East to N. & EC. China and C. Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Tilia mandshurica, the Manchurian linden or Manchurian lime, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to China, the Korea Peninsula, Japan, and the Russian Far East. It is used as a street tree in its native range, and has potential elsewhere, but is susceptible to damage from late frosts.

Other Tilia plants

American basswood · Amur Linden · Ching's Lime · Small-leaved Lime · Crimean Lime · Japanese lime · Kyushu Lime · Mongolian Lime · Oliver's Lime · Large-leaved Lime · Silver Lime · Lime

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tilia mandshurica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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