This blog tries to get a bit deeper into the nature of the trees around me, mainly in the Low Weald of Kent.

Saturday 25 May 2013

Limes

The nectar of T. tomentosa and T. 'Petiolaris' may be toxic to bumblebees.

These are the under-leaf vein tufts of the lovely Common Lime (Tilia x europea, (L.)) tree in School Lane. Whitish tufts, with few other hairs along the veins: