The wood of winter linden is mainly used in sculpture, carving and turnery. The winter linden is also used as a solitary tree in parks or as a street, avenue tree. Important beehive wood.
Location
The winter linden grows in any fresh, deep, not too dry soil. The linden tree is adaptable and also grows in poor locations if these are not too dry.
Characteristics
- Height: 30 m high
- Crown: irregular, rounded, loose, spreading crown
- Trunk: diameter up to 60cm
- Roots: Taproots in youth, irregular heart-root system in old age
- Flowers / fruit: flowers yellowish in June-July, 5-9 flowers in upright cymes, strongly scented. Fruits 5-6mm thick, spherical
- Leaves / needles
- Round-heart-shaped, about 7cm long, dark green, autumn color yellowish-green
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Tilia cordata
Winter linden
| 823 01 | Northwest German lowlands |
| 823 02 | Northeast German lowlands |
| 823 03 | Middle and East German Low and hill country |
| 823 04 | West German mountainous region |
| 823 05 | Upper Rhine Graben |
| 823 06 | Southeast German Hill and mountainous country |
| 823 07 | South german hill and mountainous country |
| 823 08 | Alps and Alpine foothills |