What determines honey collection from linden? When and how does the linden bloom and how are its inflorescences useful? When does linden usually bloom?
Linden is a tree that finds its application in various spheres of human life. First of all, it is an excellent honey plant during its flowering. Whatever plant the beekeeper uses, the linden tree (Tilia cordata) will give him a head start in terms of the amount of nectar produced for the bees. Another use of the linden tree is the well-known bast, used to make washcloths, paint brushes, bast shoes and much more. No other plant, except for small-leaved linden, is capable of producing this natural material from the subcortical space. The prevalence of the linden tree is extensive: the culture is found in almost all regions of our country.
This article offers a photo and description of the linden tree, information about its structure will help to get a complete picture of the culture and learn how to properly use all its useful properties.
Botanical description of the linden tree: how the plant blooms
Starting the description of the small-leaved linden tree, it is worth saying that this is one of the most common trees in ancient parks. This tree is loved for a reason. In the summer, in the heat, there is a lot of shade in the linden park, and fertile coolness reigns. In early autumn, on warm sunny September days, linden pleases with elegant golden-yellow foliage. Even in late autumn, the linden park is very beautiful. The whole earth turns yellow from fallen leaves, and against this background, black columns of trunks stand out especially sharply. In a word, the linden park has its own special charm.
Continuing the description of the linden plant, let's say that a tree grows up to 30 meters in height. The linden has a straight trunk, a compact oval crown. Thin young linden branches are easy to recognize even in winter, when there are no leaves on them. On the shoot alternately arranged oval buds, rounded at the top. They are perfectly smooth and shiny, but they have one specific feature - each kidney is covered with only two scales. You will not find such buds in our other trees.
Continuing botanical description linden tree, it is worth saying a few words about the flowering of culture. The way the linden blossoms is simply impossible to describe in words - this magnificent sight is worth seeing.
Linden blooms much later than all our other trees, already in the middle of summer. Its small pale yellow inconspicuous flowers have a wonderful aroma and are rich in nectar. Linden is one of the best honey plants.
It is not difficult to understand the structure of a linden flower. Although the flower is small, on closer examination one can distinguish five smaller sepals, five larger petals, many stamens and one pistil.
What does a linden tree and its leaf look like (with photo)
A lot of interesting things can be said about the leaves. To find out what a linden leaf looks like, you need to imagine that it is of medium size, 6 cm. From above, the leaves are bare, dark green in color, their lower side is bluish. Leaf blades in this tree they have a characteristic, so-called heart-shaped shape, and are noticeably asymmetric: one half of the leaf is somewhat smaller than the other. The edge of the leaf is finely serrated, as botanists say, "serrated".
Let's continue the story of what a linden tree looks like with this fact: in spring, when buds open, along with young light green leaves, oval pinkish scales appear. Upon closer examination, it turns out that these are stipules. Each leaf has a pair of such beautiful scales (often they are dark pink).
See how the linden looks like in the photo, this particular moment of spring bud break and the appearance of leaves is captured:
Young shoots of linden at this time look very elegant: green color contrasts beautifully with pink. But this does not last long. Beautiful stipules stay on the branches for only a few days and then fall off. And then under the linden trees on the ground you can see a whole scattering of scales. This is especially noticeable somewhere on the alley in the old linden park. Linden seems to be in a hurry to get rid of its stipules as soon as possible, to throw them off. In the spring, the tree really no longer needs them.
But on the other hand, in winter, the stipules inside the buds are important for the plant: they, along with the outer scales of the buds, serve as protection for the delicate primordia of the leaves during their overwintering. If you open the kidney of a linden and examine the details of its structure under a magnifying glass, it is easy to see that its main contents are precisely the stipules, and tiny leaf rudiments are located between them.
What is the fruit of a linden tree: photo of leaves and nuts
A few words about linden fruits. Many do not know what kind of fruit is formed in the linden after the end of the flowering period. This knowledge gap needs to be filled. The fruits of linden trees are small, almost black nuts the size of a pea. They fall from the tree not one by one, but in a whole bunch. Each bunch is equipped with a wide thin wing. Thanks to this device, a group of fruits, breaking away from the tree, spins in the air, which slows down its fall to the ground. As a result, the seeds spread farther away from the mother tree.
In late autumn, when the linden has already shed its leaves, its fruits are still hanging on the trees. They fall off all winter - from late autumn to spring. Sometimes in winter, in a snowstorm, passing by linden trees, you see how the wind turns the winged clusters of linden nuts along with the snow. They just fell off the tree.
Small-leaved linden has a powerful root system. The tree is shade-tolerant and winter-hardy.
Look at the linden in the photo, which shows trees, leaves and fruits in different periods vegetation in spring, autumn and summer:
Reproduction of linden seeds (with photo)
Linden seeds, once on the ground, never germinate in the first spring. Before they sprout, they lie not less than a year. Why such slowness? What is stopping them from growing? The point here is the following. For normal germination and propagation of linden seeds, they must undergo a fairly long cooling at a temperature of about zero, and, moreover, in a moist state. This process is called stratification. In winter, the seeds fall dry and do not have time to go through stratification until spring. Have to wait next winter, after which they already acquire the ability to germinate.
The structure of linden seeds also deserves attention. In this respect the linden is very different from the oak and some of our other trees. In the linden seed there is the germ of the future plant - the embryo, but it is extremely small and does not contain a reserve at all. nutrients. All nutrient material is outside the embryo, surrounds it from all sides. This part of the seed, the so-called endosperm, occupies a much larger volume than the embryo itself. Linden is an example of a tree whose seeds have an endosperm. This is what distinguishes it from oak and a number of our other trees.
Linden seedlings have a thin stalk no longer than a pin. At the end of it are two small green leaves. original form. They are deeply incised and somewhat resemble the front paw of a mole. These are cotyledons. In such a strange plant, few people recognize the future linden tree. After some time, the first true leaves appear at the end of the stem of the outcome. But they still bear little resemblance in shape to the leaves of an adult tree. The first and all subsequent leaves of linden, unlike the cotyledons, already have a whole, not cut into blades plate. Such a phenomenon, when the cotyledons are strongly dissected, and the real leaves are whole, in flora happens rarely. In almost all plants, we observe the opposite: the cotyledons have more simple form, and the leaves are more complex.
Look at the linden seeds in the photo, which shows the structure and biological features of the planting material:
Where does linden grow in Russia: the main places of growth
Linden grows in Western Europe, the Caucasus, Western Siberia, and the Crimea.
Linden we often meet not only in parks, but also on city streets. It tolerates urban conditions better than many other trees.
In the wild, linden can grow in forests, and over a very large area. It can be found in many areas of the European part of the country, except Far North and the Far South and Southeast. There is even somewhere beyond the Urals. The area of natural distribution of linden is somewhat similar to the corresponding territory for oak - the same wedge, very wide in the west and gradually narrowing in the east. However, the linden is much further than the oak, it goes to the north and especially to the east, i.e. to areas with a more severe climate: it is less demanding on climatic conditions. There are more than a hundred places where linden grows in Russia, these are almost all regions of the country with different climates.
Within the territory that the linden occupies, it is found in various types forests. Often we find it in oak forests surrounded by oak, maple and other broad-leaved trees. Pure linden forests are comparatively rare. In the more northern regions, linden often grows together with spruce and sometimes even under the canopy of spruce, where it has the appearance of a shrub and forms dense thickets. In contrast to oak, linden has great shade tolerance. This can be judged even by the appearance of the tree alone. main feature shade tolerance - dense, dense crown, strongly shading the soil. Depending on where the linden grows, the tree may have a variety of characteristics. appearance and growth.
Application.
Small-leaved linden is the most valuable honey plant, a common species in the European part of Russia. Continuous arrays in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Blooms from 20 years of age middle lane- in July, in the south - in the second half of June. Flowering lasts 12-14 days. The honey productivity of a pure forest stand of linden 30-40 years old is up to 1000 kg/ha. IN auspicious year the daily weight gain of the control hive when collecting honey from linden is 8-10 kg. However, there are years when linden practically does not produce honey, this is especially often observed in single trees.
Small-leaved linden gives light (almost white) honey with pleasant taste and aroma, crystallizing into a solid homogeneous mass. Linden honey, or limes, is considered the best and most healing of all types of honey all over the world.
Linden flowers are used in medicine as an anti-cold, diaphoretic and sedative. In its mild soothing effect, linden approaches and even surpasses valerian. Flowers are harvested at the very beginning of flowering. Collected later, they crumble, and instead of flowers, you will have only nuts with leaves in your raw materials. Lipa has been included in all editions of the Russian Pharmacopoeia - the most important list of medicines in any state.
Linden nuts can be used as food raw materials. Their kernels contain high-quality fatty oil, which tastes close to almond.
Linden leaves, when they are just emerging from young shoots, can be harvested almost before flowering and used as a spinach vegetable. They do not even have to be boiled - the leaves have a pleasant, slightly slimy taste. They are good to mix in a salad with more spicy plants- dill, onion. According to the recipes from the first and second chapters, you can cook salad, caviar, mashed potatoes, soup, okroshka.
Many paid attention to the fact that in the summer in the linden forest there are few dry leaves on the soil. The fact is that, unlike oak leaves, they quickly rot on the ground. Fallen linden leaves contain a lot of needed by plants calcium, they improve nutritional properties soil in the forest. It's like a kind of forest fertilizer. If the linden grows with coniferous trees, they develop better than in its absence.
Interesting Facts.
Ancient writers called linden the golden tree. In Europe, linden was considered sacred. She decorated the courtyards of castles and city squares. The dense shade of the linden tree contributed to wise unhurried conversations. That is why courts were held under the lime trees, holidays and meetings of residents were held, important matters were decided. In the Caucasus, this tree was also considered sacred. Among the southern Slavs, lindens were planted around the church, and still some old churches are surrounded by spreading trees.
The sacred nature of the linden tree determined the use of its wood for carving a "live" fire, with the help of which the fire was renewed annually in the hearths of the home. In this regard, it was natural to ban chopping lindens, breaking branches, administering natural needs under them, etc. It was known that a horse who plucked a linden branch would certainly fall, but if a person returns the branch to its place, the horse will recover. The Poles were also wary of cutting down lindens, believing that otherwise either the person who cut down the tree, or someone from his family, would die.
Among the Eastern and Western Slavs, linden was closely associated with the Orthodox cult and Christian legends. It was she who was considered the tree of the Virgin: they said that the Virgin rests on it, descending from heaven to earth. According to the legends, the linden covered with its branches the Mother of God with the little Christ during their flight to Egypt.
It was widely believed that lightning did not strike the linden, so they planted it near houses and were not afraid to hide under it during a thunderstorm. The Russians hung linden crosses around the neck of a person tormented by obsessions. They also stuck a linden branch in the middle of the pasture during grazing so that the cows would not wander far and could not be touched by animals in the forest.
In the Slavic lands, the names of settlements, forests, mountains, and even female names often produced from linden, which gave its name to the month of July - "linden" (as it is now called in Belarus and Ukraine).
Linden was also recognized as a sacred tree in Estonia, where it was forbidden to remove the bark from young trees. The coat of arms of the Latvian city of Liepaja depicts a linden. According to experts, linden in Russian cities in the old days it occupied the first place and was revered no less than the palm among the Arabs, the olive among the Greeks and the fig tree among the Hindus. In Ukraine, they say about linden that God gave it a special power - to save husbands from the curses that their wives "reward" them with. Linden takes over everything, that's why her trunk is covered in growths. And one more thing: cattle cannot be beaten with linden - they will die. In the Czech Republic, Poland, the Baltic countries and the Balkans, linden was combined with the cult of the Mother of God.
The genealogy of the tree has its roots in the distant geological past. Fossil remains of linden leaves have been found in the form of imprints on stones that are 55 million years old. This tree in all Slavic languages bears the same name: Russian - linden, Ukrainian - linden, Belarusian - linden, Bulgarian - linden, Slovenian, Czech, Polish and other Slavic languages - lipa. By the way, similar names are available in the Latvian, Lithuanian and Old Prussian languages. This rare uniformity is a sure sign of a very ancient origin words. It is believed that the tree got its name because of its sticky, sticky sap.
The extensive Linden family still thrives in the tropics. There are up to 700 species of various lindens. But... one more amazing riddle: the linden has no "relatives" among our trees. It grows with us alone, and in the tropics, its distant relatives include such exotic plants like baobab, chocolate tree, cotton plant.
Like many trees, linden lives twice: first in forests and gardens, and then in various crafts and materials. From soft linden wood they made spoons, dishes, tubs, furniture, toys - you can’t count everything. Linden wood was carved according to the designs of the famous V. Rastrelli for the interiors of the Catherine Palace in the city of Pushkin.
Even shavings linden goes into action. It is a good packaging material for storing fruits, eggs, vegetables, making matting.
Many are familiar with the word "bast shoes". But few have seen real bast shoes, which earlier, until the beginning of the 20th century, served as the main footwear for most peasants. Each peasant in pre-revolutionary Russia wore out 16 to 40 pairs of bast shoes a year (women were half that). per year in old Russia woven about 50 million pairs of bast shoes, which took 1.5 billion young trees. Therefore, they began to call people bastards, and Russia bastards, that is, a beggar.
For a couple of bast shoes, 2-3 young limes were peeled off. Since that time, the expression "to peel like sticky" has gone - it means to clean it clean. In the spring, whole villages and villages gathered peasants for bast. He was tied in bundles and stacked in the hallway until late autumn. And in October, with the Feast of the Intercession, weaving began. The bast was cut into narrow strips, crushed and equalized. For winter bast shoes, 8 strips 3 arshins long were required (1 arshin was equal to about 70 cm), 7 such strips went for summer.
Peeled wide strips of linden bark used to be (and still are) called linden bast. They were used for writing, various pictures from folk life were drawn on them. That's what they were called - popular prints.
Made from linden and bast. For its manufacture, the bark of trees aged 20–40 years is required. It was removed in the form of tubes, dried, and then the bast (bast) was soaked. Mats were woven from it.
The first printers used linden wood to make cliché drawings. In the old days, such a property of linden wood as softness was used to forge seals. Instead of state-owned copper ones, they cut out fake ones - fake ones. Since then, the word "linden" has come into use in the meaning of "fake".
As you can see, linden played an exceptional role in human life. Yes, we still use it widely. useful properties this tree. We can safely say that in the future, linden will be even more important in everyday life.
Linden tea is one of the best drinks that nature itself can give us, taking care of our health. In Rus', linden has always been a favorite, it was even revered more than birch - the original Russian tree. From time immemorial, ancestors honored the tree, used its gifts with gratitude, and now the benefits of linden blossom have not diminished at all. Only here we are modern people we hardly notice how much nature around us can give us. But still, now there is a good tendency to follow the knowledge of the origins, to revive them, and they began to remember herbs and fruits again. Lime blossom should be in every home, because it has tremendous opportunities, the main thing is to collect it in time. But so that you do not miss the deadlines, we will tell you today when the linden blossoms.
This is interesting! Linden has a wonderfully soft bark, but in ancient times, scammers learned to make fake seals from it, for which an innocent tree suffered. We still call a fake a linden.
Timing of flowering and collection of lime blossom. Methodology
When the tree blossoms
IN different regions The climate is different, and therefore the dates will be different everywhere. Of course, in the south, the trees bloom early, which cannot be said about Siberia and the north. In the first case, this is the middle and end of June, in the second, this is the second half of July. And when the linden blossoms in the middle lane, you ask? And of course we will answer. In the middle lane of our large country - this is the third decade of June and the first decade of July.
The period when linden pleases with its color is short - only 10-15 days. Once having collected flowers in your region, you will already be on next year it is good to know when and where you will need to come to collect. But avoid industrial areas, roads, cemeteries, places where there are wastewater. Try to find old temples, they are in every city or in the suburbs. There, with a high probability, you will be able to find linden trees, since our ancestors planted them in places of power, such linden will be most useful and even healing for you.
But it is important to start stockpiling not in the first days when the linden blossoms, but also not at the end of this short period. The optimal time is when all or most of the flowers have blossomed. If you see that the tree is already at the stage of completion of flowering, wilting, then it is better not to make stocks this year, since they will not be useful, medicinal properties in this color are minimal.
Collection Method
In fact, everything is simple:
- find a tree that will be in the most favorable place. During flowering, it will be thin, sweet and very pleasant aroma float in the air. It is better to do this in advance;
- if you find a linden before it blooms, you will be able to estimate the size, and whether it is possible to collect the color with your hands or you will have to use devices;
- if the tree is tall, then buy a pruner, to which a handle or stalk can be attached, there is also a rope in the kit;
- you know the linden flowering period, see that all the flowers open;
- carefully cut the flowers along with the leaves;
- inspect the linden at home, remove the one that is affected by insects, wilted;
- rinse the color, let the water drain;
- dry the flowers in the attic, under a canopy or in the oven at a temperature not exceeding 40 degrees;
- flowers can be stored in glass jars.
Important! If you came to the forest during the flowering of a linden, then do not break its branches in order to cut off the color at home, do not saw, this was considered a sin by our ancestors, and the tree was always identified with the Mother of God.
This short article has revealed important information for you about when you can collect the color, how much the linden blooms so as not to miss the harvest, and how to do it right. Health to you!
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Linden is a honey tree that symbolizes femininity, tenderness and softness. This tree has been sacred since ancient times. Linden used to be used to make dishes, make bast shoes and treat diseases.
The people also call linden: washcloth, lubnyak or lutoshka.
Let's learn more about the features of this honey tree, about when it blooms and what benefits it can bring to a person.
Features and flowering
Linden begins to bloom in mid-June. Usually by this time all fruit trees have already faded. When this honey tree begins to bloom, there is an unusual and pleasant smell on the street that attracts bees. Flowering is short, about two weeks, so most people tend to quickly stock up on linden flowers for the winter.
At this time, the tree turns into a yellow ball - it's very beautiful! The tree blooms with inflorescences, which consist of fifteen flowers. Each flower has five petals and stamens.
It begins to bloom only twenty-five years after planting. The height can reach thirty meters, and the circumference of four meters.
Linden is an excellent honey plant for bees. Scientists have calculated that a hectare of linden forest can release up to a ton of nectar in two weeks. Many people love linden honey and it is no coincidence. It is beneficial for the human body. But we will talk about the beneficial properties of linden honey a little later.
Lately in big cities lindens were planted. It not only smells good, blooms beautifully and stays green for a long time, but also purifies the air from harmful substances that is, it absorbs carbon dioxide and dust. Due to this Linden blossom it is not recommended to collect within the city, it is better to do it away from it, for example, in a linden forest.
Varieties
Linden is a long-lived tree. It can live up to 1200 years. This tree can be found everywhere: in the park, in the forest, in the garden. It can be in the form of a tree and the form of a shrub. It depends on the type of linden.
There are about forty varieties of this tree, and more than a hundred species of hybrids. Let's look at some types in more detail.
Linden American.
Grows in North America. It differs from other species in that its bark is black. The height reaches forty meters, and the diameter is twenty-two meters. The leaves of this variety are large, about twenty centimeters.
Flowering occurs in mid-July. It tolerates frost and drought very well. Grows very slowly. In a year it grows only sixty centimeters.
Amur linden.
This type can be found on Far East on mountain slopes and in river valleys. The height of the tree does not exceed thirty meters, and the diameter is only a meter. The bark is red-brown. Blooms in early August. The leaves are oval, seven centimeters long.
This species tolerates frost and humidity well. The wood of this tree is very valuable, so this species is protected by the state.
felt linden.
Grows in Ukraine, Western Europe, the Baltics. The height of the tree reaches thirty meters. Bark dark gray, and the leaves are oval and fluffy-felt. Does not tolerate frost. The life span is two hundred years.
European
Grows in the area Western Europe. The height of the tree reaches forty meters. The diameter of the tree can reach five meters. Bark gray color with small cracks. The leaves are oval. Flowering occurs in mid-June. Holds up great very coldy. Life expectancy is one hundred and fifty years.
Grows in the forests of the Caucasus and Crimea. The height is about forty meters, and the diameter of the tree is not more than two meters. The leaves are large - fifteen centimeters. Blooms at the end of June. The tree of this species tolerates drought well and loves moist soil. The life span is three hundred years.
large-leaved linden.
Distributed in Moldova, the Caucasus, Ukraine and Europe. The height of the trunk reaches thirty-five meters, and the diameter can be six meters. The leaves are hairy and oval. Their length reaches fourteen centimeters. The tree blooms in July. Large-leaved linden is a long-liver. The life span is five hundred and even a thousand years.
Manchurian linden.
Distributed in the Far East. The height of the tree does not exceed twenty meters. The bark is black with small cracks. The leaves are large - thirty centimeters. Flowering occurs in July.
Useful properties of linden
Linden blossom is collected by many, but not everyone knows how to do it correctly. Inflorescences need to be cut not all. Inflorescences damaged by rust or leaf beetles are not suitable.
Collected inflorescences must be dried in the shade. And dried raw materials should be stored in paper bags or fabric bags. Keep lime color can not be more than three years. After that, it begins to lose its medicinal properties.
Healing properties of linden blossom
- Contain macroelements and microelements, tannins, essential oil, saponins, sugar, glucose, vitamins, coumarin;
- Increases urination and sweating;
- Increases the secretion of the digestive glands;
- Soothes;
- It is an anti-inflammatory and expectorant;
- Helps with flu, bronchitis.
- Treats diseases of the kidneys and lungs.
An infusion, decoction and tea are made from lime blossom. The infusion is used for rinsing the mouth with stomatitis, gingivitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, as well as in the form of lotions for diseases of the genital organs and to eliminate oily facial skin. Tea and decoction are used for colds, headache, pneumonia, sore throat, fainting, abdominal pain, rheumatism.
Lime charcoal and its healing properties
obtained from the dried branches of linden and its wood. It removes toxins. In this regard, lime coal is used for poisoning, diarrhea, pulmonary tuberculosis, diseases of the intestines and stomach.
In addition, tar is obtained from linden wood, which is used to treat eczema and cough.
The leaves are used to treat boils and boils.. And crushed fresh leaves and buds have anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
Dried and crushed bark enhances bile formation. And boiled young bark is used to treat burns, hemorrhoids and gout.
Useful and medicinal properties of linden honey
Linden honey is not only fragrant and pleasant to the taste, but also healthy. It is used in cooking and medicine. It differs from other varieties of honey in its color - almost white, as well as linden aroma.
What is useful linden honey?
- He cures colds;
- Restores strength;
- Helps with diseases of the cardiovascular system and stomach;
- Eliminates dysbacteriosis;
- Strengthens immunity;
- Helps with insomnia;
- Strengthens the walls of blood vessels;
- Reduces arterial pressure;
- Helps with stomatitis and gingivitis;
- Treats cough and sore throat;
- It can be used for both children and pregnant women;
- Contains vitamins: C, PP, B, H;
- Contains trace elements: zinc, potassium, sodium, iron, fluorine, iodine, phosphorus, manganese, cobalt;
- Consists of amino acids and carbohydrates;
- Linden honey is low-calorie.
The use of linden on the farm
Linden is not only medicine. A variety of crafts and buildings are made from it. What is made from linden?
Linden is wonderful tree that is beneficial to the person. Now you know when it begins to bloom, what useful properties all parts of the tree have, and what types of this tree exist.
Linden blossoms begin when fruit trees for the most part it has already ended - in the middle or end of June. Many are looking forward to this event. The air during this period is filled with a unique delicate fragrance. Linden, whose flowering is so short, is a valuable medicinal raw material. Its flowers can be stocked at this time for the whole year.
Linden: flowering and features of the tree
The crown of the tree becomes a solid golden ball exuding a honey aroma. Each inflorescence consists of 10-15 flowers. They have five petals and many stamens. Flowering is so abundant that the branches bend under their weight. growing in most regions of Russia, has a spreading wide crown. Sometimes these stand alone, but more often - together with maple, oak and ash, as well as other tree species. At first, the linden, which begins to bloom only between ten and twenty years, grows very slowly. The process is slightly accelerated if the tree is in an open area.
Linden: flowering and value as a honey plant
It is estimated that a hectare of forest, consisting entirely of these middle-aged trees, can release about a ton of sweet nectar in two weeks. For bees, this is a real paradise. has a number healing properties for which it is highly valued. Scientists have noticed that linden trees in last years reduced nectar production. You can fight this by planting different varieties at a short distance from each other. Small-leaved and large-leaved (European, Manchurian and others) lindens have different time flowering. By simultaneously growing trees of different varieties in the same area, you can increase the amount of nectar that the bees will collect. The flowering time of large-leaved linden begins five or eight days earlier than the Amur and Manchurian ones. Having collected different varieties of these trees in one area, it is possible to increase the period during which the bees have the opportunity to collect nectar from them, from two weeks to four. Thus, apiaries located near linden plantations can be guaranteed to be provided with honey every year, even if one particular variety cannot bloom and provide nectar production due to temperature fluctuations in one year.
Linden in cities and towns
Previously, this tree was loved for its flowering, aroma, frost resistance and beauty. Nowadays, linden, planted in cities, helps fight gas pollution. Lush foliage absorbs dust and carbon dioxide. Hundreds of cubic meters of oxygen released by linden trees enliven the city atmosphere. If planted in parks and gardens different types lindens, varying growing seasons will provide vibrant greens for most of the year. After all, some of them begin to shed their leaves only at the end of October. Medicinal properties are widely known, but they will appear only if the raw materials are harvested in an ecologically clean area. Therefore, it is not recommended to collect lime blossom in cities and along highways.
