Tag:species=Tilia cordata

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species = Tilia cordata
Description
A small-leaved lime. Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: natural
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
See also
Status: in use

This species tag identifies a small-leaved lime (or small-leaved linden).

How to map

Place a node node at the location of the tree's trunk, then add the following tags:

Statistics

Scatter plot showing tree height (y) versus circumference (x)

As of 19 May 2025[1]:

  • the average height is 9.85 m, with the tallest trees reaching 100 m (1, 2 and 3), based on 19153 trees[2].
  • the average circumference is 1.46 m, with the thickest trees measuring up to 864 m, based on 41044 trees[3]
  • the average height/circumference ratio[4] is 13.17 (minimum: 0.03, maximum: 800), based on 15486 trees.

See also

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Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

References

  1. Data retrieved from QLever
  2. According to monumentaltrees.com, the tallest height for a Tilia Cordata is 41.60 m
  3. According to monumentaltrees.com, the biggest circumference for a Tilia Cordata is 12.81 m
  4. The height-to-circumference ratio can be considered a form of "slenderness ratio": lower values indicate stocky or stout trees, while higher values indicate slender or spindly trees.