Tilia cordata 'Winter Orange'Small-leaved lime
A selection of small-leaved lime chosen for the colour of its young shoots, which turn bright orange with the cold and keep the tree luminous from November to March. In summer it is a lime: oval crown, heart-shaped leaf and scented cream flowers in July.
- Bright orange young shoots from November to March
- Scented cream flowers in July, much sought after by bees
- Oval crown of 10 to 15 metres, which accepts pruning to renew the colour
About this cultivar
Tilia cordata 'Winter Orange' reaches 10 to 15 metres in height and 6 to 10 in width, with an oval to rounded crown and young shoots that turn from yellow to reddish orange with the cold, with the red buds heightening the effect. The colour reads best against a dark background of conifers or a winter sky.
The leaves, heart-shaped, are dark green above and bluish beneath, and turn yellow in autumn. In July it is covered in small, scented cream flowers, much visited by bees.
As the colour is in the current year’s shoots, a light pruning in late winter renews it and keeps the crown compact. It grows at a medium rate in sun or partial shade, in moist, loamy or clay soils, and withstands cold, wind and pollution.
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