Tilia platyphyllos

Tilia platyphyllos is a tall broadleaved tree that occurs mainly in Central and Eastern Europe. It can tolerate a fair amount of shade, is able to resprout vigorously, is very long-lived and can reach sizable dimensions of diameters >100 cm. The wood properties and usage is similar to Tilia cordata: The wood is light reddish in color, soft, and resistant to splitting. It is favored for carving and used for musical instruments. It would also be suitable as pulpwood and for particle boards, but currently has little commercial importance.
Host records for large-leaved lime are surprisingly far fewer than for its close relative T. cordata, but this may in part be due to difficulties in species identification through field entomologists. Overall, both lime species have a high value as resource for insects, though the rate of host specialism is low.
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