The lime tree

The lime tree is considered the most beautiful, the most useful, and the most historically significant among our deciduous trees. In "The Lime Tree – Its History and Stories," this remarkable phenomenon is explored. Ancient myths, legends, and tales, as well as poems and songs, frame the botanical and systematic section. The versatile use of the lime tree, a raw material, utility, and medicinal plant for thousands of years, is documented with numerous illustrations. Old lime trees in Germany, France, and Switzerland are listed by location, richly illustrated. Particularly highlighted are court and dance limes, as they are living witnesses of times gone by. As a sacred tree of the Germanic goddess of love and peace, Freya, the lime tree, the "classic" tree of myths and legends, has shaped human history like no other: the beautiful old tradition of planting a lime tree as a life tree for newborns has been revived. This magical tree fascinates; it is sought after as a shade provider, highly valued as a street and avenue tree, and loved for its beauty.