Comments on: Trees: Small-leaved lime or Linden https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/trees-small-leaved-lime-or-linden/ Natural History Illustration - for books, magazines & packaging Wed, 08 May 2024 07:48:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/trees-small-leaved-lime-or-linden/#comment-9520 Wed, 08 May 2024 07:48:06 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=13790#comment-9520 In reply to Richard Owen.

Richard – information like this is why I don’t despair of the internet! Thank you so much for sharing this, I absolutely love it. Liberty, library, Lire. All from the humble Linden tree. Thankyou

]]> By: Richard Owen https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/trees-small-leaved-lime-or-linden/#comment-9505 Thu, 02 May 2024 03:26:54 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=13790#comment-9505 Lovely article.
By the way, did you know the word ‘library’,’liberty’, the ‘£’ sign and ‘lb’pound (in weight) and the words for ‘book’ in many Latin-influenced languages e.g.’llyfr'(Welsh),’livre'(French),Italian and Turkish currencies ‘Lira’ etc. all derive their origins from the lime tree? The soft inner bark or bast known as ‘liber’ of the lime(cognate) used to be harvested as a smooth writing material. These would be rolled up as a scroll and were a predictable approximate weight of about a pound -liber (lb, £[of Sterling silver]). The uniform weight of the liber then lent its name to the scales goods were weighed on against the standard weight’liber’hence Latin ‘libra’ which in turn gave way to the notion of the ‘scales of justice’and the idea of ‘liberty’ for those found innocent.

]]> By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/trees-small-leaved-lime-or-linden/#comment-9499 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:10:53 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=13790#comment-9499 In reply to Julie Weller.

Hi Julie, oh what a lovely comment! And how cool, a whole museum dedicated to nutcrackers! Glad to have been able to share a little more about the Linden tree with you, and thanks for taking the time to tell me about the museuum. next time Im on the west coast….

]]> By: Julie Weller https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/trees-small-leaved-lime-or-linden/#comment-9492 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:11:16 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=13790#comment-9492 Lizzie, I work at a Nutcracker Museum in Washington State, USA. We sell nutcrackers made from Linden wood grown in the Erzgebirge region of Germany. A couple Linden trees are planted near Leavenworth City Hall. I’ve never seen a linden tree in the wild. I enjoyed your article!

]]> By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/trees-small-leaved-lime-or-linden/#comment-9358 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:57:15 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=13790#comment-9358 In reply to Teknik telekomunkasi.

Hello again

Im afraid Im not a gardener so Im not certain, but in general pruning can help promote growth of lateral branches, I think?

]]> By: Teknik telekomunkasi https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/trees-small-leaved-lime-or-linden/#comment-9355 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 05:15:19 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=13790#comment-9355 How do Small-leaved lime trees benefit from pruning?

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