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Common LIME: Tribia X europaea:

You are now "in the limelight"

Lime is easily distinguished by its tall, stately stance, and the bushy side shoots that start from near the ground. The bark is smooth and dull grey when young and becomes fissured later; it can live for up to 500 years. The dull green leaves are alternate and fine toothed with a straight base and hairs in vein junctions, sweetly-scented flowers appear in July and hang from long leaf-like bracts. In summer, greenfly on the leaves drop sticky honeydew and red nail galls can be seen on the upper leaf surface.

The long driveways of the demesnes were planted in the 18th century with lime, horse-chestnut, hornbeam, cedar of lebanon, laburnum, some still remain. In winter, common with other trees, its architecture and elegance is fully appreciated. How many lime trees can you count here. Last winter, 21 were counted.

[The Rabbit] [The Badger] [Ivy] [Honeysuckle] [Moss] [Common Oak] [Pedunculate Oak] [Lichens] [Common Lime]
[The Hedgehog] [The Bramble] [The Chiffchaff] [The Frog Hopper] [Hawthorn] [Tree Roots]
[The Wood Mouse] [The Pigmy Shrew] [The Sycamore] [The Guelder Rose] [The Ash] [Gorse] [Hazel] [Tootworth]
[Goat Willow] [The Rowan] [Common White Beam] [Spindle] [Dog Rose] [The Blackthorn] [Birds] [Grasshoppers & Crickets] [Dragonfly & Damesify] [Feral Goat] [Silver Birch] [Pine Martin] [Fungi] [Lough Carra] [Brown Trout] [The Mute Swan]
[The Otter] [Limestone] [Holly] [The Fox] [The Mighty Oak] [Common Polypody] [Treecreeper] [The Irish Stoat]
[The Hornbeam] [Bats]