They have five petals and sepals hang from a long narrow structure and they also have one seeded fruit. It’s a relatively sedate grower, is a good avenue for parks and bares air pollution very well, like most limes, it’s also a fine candidate for pollarding or pleaching.

This is a rare British native tree in the wild state but it is often planted in collections. It’s one of the parents of common lime but does not produce bushy sprouts on the stem. The large leaved lime tree makes a majestic specimen or a picturesque clump of trees in a parkland landscape. As an avenue tree it is almost as good as common lime.

The red twigged cultivar ‘Rubra’ is a popular avenue tree because its clonal origin provides uniformity. Having hairy foliage the large-leaved lime is less prone to aphid infestation, and the resulting honeydew, than most other members of the genus.

PRUNING Lime trees is best done in early Spring or late summer.

Within 24 hours of placing your order, we will contact you to confirm an exact delivery date. Most orders are delivered within 5 working days. Your plants will be freshly lifted and packaged the day before dispatch to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition.

If you have a preferred delivery date please use the comments box and we will try our best to accommodate this (not available at weekends).

Although items can remain in their packaging for 7–10 days if kept frost-free, we recommend planting bareroot trees as soon as possible after delivery.

We use a courier service, and a signature is required on delivery unless you specify a safe place in the comments box when placing your order.

Small Orders (UK Mainland Only)

Orders of 1–15 plants in size 40/60cm can often be sent via Royal Mail for £8.00.

Please note: Your basket will initially show a delivery charge of £15.00 + VAT, but if you request Royal Mail delivery in the comments box, we will adjust the payment for you once we receive the order.

England and Wales Standard Delivery Charges

• Orders up to £75 – £15 + VAT
• £76 – £200 – £22 + VAT
• £201 – £300 – £30 + VAT
• £301 – £500 – £40 + VAT
• £501 – £1000 – £45 + VAT
• Over £1000 – £50 + VAT

Mainland Scotland Standard Delivery Charges

• Orders up to £75.99 – £20 + VAT
• £76 – £150.99 – £28.40 + VAT
• £151 – £300.99 – £38 + VAT
• £301 – £500.99 – £50 + VAT
• £501 – £1000.99 – £56 + VAT
• Over £1001 – £62 + VAT

Click and Collect

Click and collect available free of charge from: Tree Shop Ltd., Harts Barn, Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0QD, UK