Trees

The Fragrant Linden Tree (Tilia)

July 5, 2011
The Fragrant Linden Tree (Tilia)

HOW I WISH YOU COULD VISIT ME JUST NOW, while my Linden tree is in bloom. From late June through mid-July, this Tilia dangles creamy-yellow, star-shaped flowers beneath its pale-green branches. The flowers are hardly conspicuous. But they don’t have to be! They announce their presence by exhaling the sweetest, most powerful perfume known to… Read more »