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Post by Tringa on Jul 21, 2016 17:31:38 GMT
Over the last few evenings here in this bit of east London the scent from the flowers of lime trees has being wonderful. In good conditions it is quite strong though it is not obvious every year.
It is a fragrance that always I associate with long warm summer evenings.
Dave
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Post by treehugger on Jul 26, 2016 14:49:41 GMT
There are a few limes growing near me, I often sniff them as I go past! Must be one of the nicest smells anywhere......hardly anybody realises it!
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 27, 2016 7:32:18 GMT
Not one of my favoured trees. Where I used to live there was four very old large lime trees at the back of the garden and three up the road at the side of the house. I used to dread it when they started to drip their sap and everything below became sticky, My plants growing along the fence got covered then went black as the pollution stuck to the leaves, getting the sticky sap off the car was no easy matter either.
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Post by Cotham Marble on Jul 27, 2016 13:18:17 GMT
There are two types of native lime, and also a hybrid between them. There are also imported varieties and it is claimed (I don't if true or not) that it is the imported varieties that are responsible for the worst sticky deposits. These deposits are aphid honey dew and the blackening that occurs is primarily sooty fungus of various species. Native limes are an important species host - obviously having them in the right place though is key.
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 28, 2016 8:17:23 GMT
I should think the ones around me then were imported along with the plane trees, seems it was popular to plant these along the streets. I did not realise it was aphid honeydew, nice to learn something new. I have two lime trees here amid the other trees in the woodland area and did note that they did not seem to leave the same sticky mess as they did in London.
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