2026Croatian Flora - Monumental Trees Of Croatia (C) - Set

Gubec Linden Tree in Gornja Stubica
The large-leaved linden (Tilia platyphyllos Scop.), from the mallow family (Malvaceae), is a deciduous tree with a branched crown that can reach heights of up to 40 meters. Its bark is grey-brown, remaining smooth for a long time before becoming longitudinally furrowed and later cracked into transverse plates. The root system is deep and well-branched. The leaves are broadly heart-shaped with a short pointed tip and serrated margins, measuring 8 to 12 cm. The upper leaf surface is green, while the underside is lighter in color, slightly hairy along the veins, with white tufts of hairs in the vein axils. The large-leaved linden has yellowish-white, bisexual, highly fragrant flowers arranged in cymes of two to three flowers. It flowers in June, and after pollination, the flowers develop into round to oval nut-like fruits covered with dense grey hairs.