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- The fruits of linden - a neglected gift of nature
- What the linden tree offers us
- Appearance and other characteristics of the fruits
- Sommerlinde
- leaved lime
- silver Linde
- Krimlinde
- Propagation over the fruits
The small nutlets of linden are edible
The fruits of linden - a neglected gift of nature
The linden tree is a tree that has been closely linked to human history for centuries. It provides shade, comfort and fellowship and precious tea or honey from the flowers. But what about the fruits? Let's get on the track.
What the linden tree offers us
The Linde is one of the most popular trees - with its role as a meeting center on village squares, as an avenue enclosure or as a light shade in parks and gardens, it has always been a faithful companion to man.Her lovely fragrant flowers, which appear from May to July, are a sensual and beneficial gift of linden - from her can prepare a tasty, cold-inducing and sleep-promoting tea and beekeepers make their bees one of the most popular honeys. All these are the well-known things that we get from Linde:
But the fruits can also be useful to humans. Many believe that after flowering, the harvestable lime tree is grazed for the season. But far from it. Although it is less known, the fruit of the linden is edible. So they may well be taken out of the shade of the popular flowers! But first of all, biology.
Appearance and other characteristics of the fruits
The fruits that form after linden blossom are nut fruits that appear in small, round shapes. Depending on the type of linden, the fruits look a little different - and not all are really edible. All linden fruits are characterized by a narrow bract - this serves as a sort of flight sails, by which the ripe fruit is to be carried farther away. This extends the range of distribution of the lime tree.
Here is an overview of the fruits of the most frequently represented species in this country:
Sommerlinde
The fruits of the large-leaved Sommerlinde are fünfkantig and spherical to oblong and reach a length of about one centimeter. They have a greenish-yellowish, slightly grayish color and are covered with felt.
leaved lime
The nutlets of the small-leaved winter linden are brown and also faintly covered. Their consistency is much softer than that of the summer linden fruit - especially when young, they are edible with their oily mark. Basically, the softness of the fruit is a reliable indication of the edibility - even in the many cross individuals in the wild.
silver Linde
The fruits of the silver linden with their silvery bright undersides of leaves are light green and completely spherical.
Krimlinde
The color of the Crimean linden fruits is greenish-brownish-greyish, similar to that of the summer linden fruits. The size is similar, but the shape is a bit rounder.
Propagation over the fruits
Of course, the lime also reproduces generatively via the seeds contained in the fruit. However, she also has other methods in her pocket about which she reproduces herself, such as vegetatively over a cane ruff or root brood. A linden tree can also be used with patience over a seed.