Tilia cordata - Small Leaf Lime autumn spreading shrub

spreading shrub

and easy on almost all soils however it prefers deep

Korea and Taiwan it grows to 3-4m producing  delicate spider like cream flowers which are followed by star anise seed pods

The tree also extrudes a natural latex that was once used as a substitute for the traditional rubber tree

Native to eastern and south central United States where it is generally found near streams and rivers floodplains and the margins of swamps

Tilia cordata - Small Leaf Lime autumn spreading shrubA deciduous tree native to much of Europe and widely used there as an ornamental there. It is suited to larger gardens and is quite an attractive shade tree, it can be grown in a variety of soils but prefers those that are moist.