Talk:Tilia

message: Given the not entirely settled problem over common names, I'd suggest the species all be moved to their scientific names to avoid problems and confusion. Tilia platyphyllos has been so moved for starters, I'll do the rest soon unless there are strong objections - MPF 17:02, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: ''Tilia'' species pages

message: : The old Slovenian proverb says "The true Slovenian must raise a child, write a book and plant a tree".
This has absolutely nothing to do with Tilia. bogdan ʤjuʃkə | Talk 17:46, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  old Slovenian proverb 

message: From the text:
The lime tree is the national emblem of Slovenia, where it is called lipa.  
Added by User:71.65.99.134 :
Not sure if the previous line is an error, but I am certain that the lime tree was the national tree of the former Czechoslovakia and is now the national tree of the Czech Republic.  It is called Lipa.
:Does anyone know for certain which country/countries have Tilia as their national tree? No reason it shouldn't be shared by all of them, but I don't know the details - MPF 16:21, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: National tree of . . . 

message: The linden is an excellent shade tree but in the spring it will form bracts by the thousands, which fall to the ground (or into anything that is beneath the tree). If a car is parked beneath and a window is left open, you'll find bracts inside the car. They can get into the engine compartment via the grille or windshield wiper channel.
Musicwriter 23:44, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tilia 

message: Who can help me with some information? 
I am looking for a reference, that T. x euchlora is a hybrid of T. dasystyla and T. platyphyllos. 
Many thanks! Heike
:Tilia x euchlora is of unknown origin, but widely cited as a hybrid between T. cordata and probably T. dasystyla (or T. dasystyla subsp. caucasica). See e.g. W. J. Bean Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles (8th ed.) 4: 596, or K. Rushforth Trees of Britain and Europe. - MPF 23:57, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tilia hybrids: T. x euchlora (T. dasystyla x T. platyphyllos) 

message: Keeler's book mentions:
:"Tilia pubescens, the Downy Linden, or Small-leaved Basswood, is a southern species which makes its way as far north as Long Island.  It is a small tree, nowhere common, but found at its best in South Carolina.  The leaves are usually two or three inches long; shoots and leaves and fruit covered with rusty down; the fruit bract rounded at the base, the flowers smaller and the nutlets more spherical than those of T. americana."
(SEWilco 05:07, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Keeler on pubescens 

message: Keeler's book mentions:
:"Tilia europaea, the European linden, is distinguished from the American lindens by its smaller and more regularly heart-shaped leaves.  Although the second midrib is present the leaf often becomes scarcely unilateral.  The flowers are destitute of the petal-like scale among the stamens, which is so marked a characteristic of all American lindens, and the leaves are a little darker than those of our native species."
(SEWilco 05:12, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Keeler on europaea 

message: I am not much of an editor so I am hoping someone else can make this change but Freya was not the wife of Thor.  Thanks to whomever and my sincere appreciation for all the people that are more proficient at Wikipedia.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.41.1.62 (talk) 23:28, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mythology section 

message: Tolkien might be added here as he certainly would have been aware of the etymology of "linden" and the Germanic associations of the tree and word, particularly dancing under the linden tree.  He associates Luthien's dance for Beren with the linden tree, describing it in the poem "Light as Leaf on Linden Tree", a version of which Aragorn recites for the hobbits under Weathertop in "Fellowship of the King".  See Tom Shippey, The Road to Middle-Earth, revised and expanded, 2003, p. 257
Cpgray (talk) 14:12, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Literary References section 

message: * European hit, of 2004, sung by a romanian pop group O-ZONE was entitled Dragostea din tei (Love under a lime tree)
* in Polish, the word lime means (apart from Tilia) also a hoax - of course in the informal use. Kicior99 (talk) 10:16, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some side information about lime tree

message: Is it elm tree or tilia which is used for traditional Ainu clothing? --134.102.3.20 (talk) 13:08, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of Elm or Lime Tree for Attus 

message: I’d like to know, and see in the article perhaps, how “basswood” is pronounced: bass as in the fish or bass as in the instrument (or vocal/instrumental range). Thanks. — 68.49.50.181 (talk) 19:25, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  basswood? 

message: Basswood is the premier wood used by miniaturists, particularly in making furniture or tiny duplicates of wooden artifacts.  I didn't add this because I don't think it's important but it might be mentioned in the section on uses.  Since the advent of the Inet, the miniature community has grown exponentially and basswood has become very popular. Tredzwater (talk) 22:11, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another use of basswood 

message: I find it unusual that the article does not mention the distinctive odour. Essentially it is well known that linden trees smell of come. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4p0uw42cdo  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.101.21.186 (talk) 15:14, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Likewise. I just went to Turkey and the smell was everywhere! But I suspect Mitchell and Webb made a mistake, and they actually meant the Callery Pear. I can only find references to the Linden tree smelling nice: , . 93.97.48.217 (talk) 23:54, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distinctive floral odour 

message: I just wanted to make everyone aware who is responsible for editing and managing this page that the picture of autumn foliage in the Ekoparken in Sweden at the bottom of the page is not in fact, a Tilia tree or grove at all. Those splendid colors are the leaves of European Beech, Fagus Sylvatica. Please remove the media for accuracy's sake. Thank you.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.2.91.92 (talk) 15:25, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the photo. Thanks for your input! Since anyone who wants to can be responsible for editing this page, you should feel free to remove photos, or add photos, or make any other changes you think appropriate. If you have questions about how to do anything, you can ask me by clicking on the "talk" link after my name and I would be happy to help. Tdslk (talk) 17:21, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bad photo 

message: An article on a botanical subject should look like this.   Cupressaceae, Mahogany, Spruce. Lime tree in culture contains the information not related to tree species. WP:Trivia descourage the addition of material not related to article. Read also the Template:In popular culture and  WP:Popular culture.  Hafspajen (talk) 21:49, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Article split

message: "The leaves of all the Tilia species are heart-shaped" - yet the photo beside this statement shows a leaf that has no indentation at its base.  This is not what I would call heart-shaped.  How about aristate or deltoid? Kdammers (talk) 22:03, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leaf shape 

message: Hello! All my recent additions to Tilia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia) have been deleted under the name of RW. The greatest species of Tilia is found in Asia, but there is no information about Southeast Asia in Tilia entry. How happy I was to be able to make some related shares in Tilia entry these days, but these shares have been deleted. Can you please help me to restore after understanding what I shared? If there is a problem with my English, can you please help to improve it? Best regards, Ping an Chang (talk) 06:12, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello, my apologies, that was an error on my part. I only meant to undo your most recent edit, but inadvertently used the rollback tool instead of "undo". I just now restored the edits, then undid the one I found problematic. It had some wording issues, and also came across to me as a bit guide-like. I think this policy section would apply: Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_manual,_guidebook,_textbook,_or_scientific_journal. Eric talk 14:40, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello! Sorry for causing this little incident because of my English ability. Regarding my most recent edit, there is indeed a problem with expression. I originally wanted to emphasize the importance of "basswood" in the history of human civilization. Could you please rewrite my most recent edit and publish it? Sorry again for my English ability! Best regards, Ping an Chang (talk) 02:10, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not completely clear to me what you are trying to say in that section. With "basswood", are you referring to Tilia americana? And is your intent to convey that S. edulis grows well on decomposing T. americana? Also, do you have sources in English? Eric talk 15:43, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  It says "Tilia is known as basswood for North American species..." in Tilia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia), so I used "basswood" instead of "Tilia", thinking I was sharing in the English version, so I used a more commonly word for english speaker. My intent is to convey that S. edulis grows well on decomposing logs of Tilia/basswood. Since Chinese people discovered this phenomenon in the forest, they later used logs of Tilia/basswood to cultivate S. edulis and even Auricularia auricula-judae/Black fungus with excellent results. "椴木黑木耳/Tilia-logs-black fungus" even has become a special term for a method of cultivating black fungus. "椴木/Tilia-logs/Basswood-logs" in "椴木黑木耳/Tilia-logs-black fungus" is no longer exclusively refers to "Tilia/basswood", and it also refers to other woods suitable for black fungus cultivation. I hope this description is more clear, if you have any other questions, please ask me here, thank you! (Sorry I don't have relevant information in English) Ping an Chang (talk) 03:04, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

text:  In Chinese, "椴"/"椴樹" is a general term for Tilia species.Ping an Chang (talk) 06:07, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

text:  I think that I used "basswood" instead of "Tilia" is inappropriate, this is an oversight on my part. Ping an Chang (talk) 06:41, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

text:  There are different ways to cultivate black fungus. "椴木黑木耳/Tilia-logs-black fungus" is considered to be superior to other cultivation methods in terms of appearance, taste, smell (closer to wild black fungus) and even nutrition. There are some related news reports in Chinese on the Internet. Ping an Chang (talk) 09:39, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you Eric for making me aware of my oversight, I'll update it in the Tilia entry, and simplify my most recent edit. I look forward to your continuing interest in my sharing. Best regards, Ping an Chang (talk) 01:50, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  New additions regarding ''Tilia'' in China