Watering, fertilizing, overwintering and more

Plant the linden tree

the Room linden tree does not make any special demands on the floor, it just needs normal ones Potting soilbut also grows well in Hydroponics. Since it grows quite quickly, it should be repotted regularly in the spring.

The right location

The linden tree reacts very sensitively to a wrong location by losing its leaves and not blooming. She likes it light but slightly shady and not too warm (up to 15 ° C is ideal). Its leaves burn easily in the midday sun. In summer, the room linden tree looks forward to a bright, sun-protected and wind-protected place in the garden.

Water and fertilize linden trees

In summer, the room linden tree would like to be watered frequently and abundantly and to receive a portion of fertilizer once or twice a week. In winter, watering sparingly and a little fertilizer about every three weeks is sufficient. Waterlogging should be prevented at all times.

Hibernate linden trees properly

In winter, temperatures of around 5 ° C to 10 ° C are sufficient for the linden tree. It now needs a lot less water, but reduce the amount slowly. In dry heating air, the lower Leaves of the linden tree fall off.

Propagate linden trees

It is best to propagate room linden trees in spring or summer with strong ones Cuttings. If you use faded shoots for this, it will very likely result in blooming linden trees again.

The essentials in brief:

• grows fast
• can be up to 3 m high
• Location: bright, partially shaded, rather cool
• Water abundantly in summer and sparingly in winter
• once or twice a week fertilize, every three weeks in winter
• no direct midday sun in summer
• mostly flowers from January to April
• is considered to be slightly toxic, irritating to the skin and mucous membranes
• Multiplication best by cuttings
• overwinter at approx. 5 ° C to 10 ° C
• Cutting back possible but not necessary