Tilia Species, Silver Lime, Silver Linden

Very beneficial to honeybees, they love the flowers. They have been purposefully planted to feed honeybees since ancient times.The myth t...Read Morehat it is toxic to honeybees (caused by seeing masses of dead bees on flowers during drought years which had actually died from exhaustion and starvation/thirst) has been disproved in every recent scientific paper published on the subject. All the positive points of a linden (nicely shaped shade tree) with the added rewards of strikingly colored huge leaves and extra drought tolerance. A beautiful tree.

Native to southeast Europe and Asia Minor, it is a pretty shade tree that does well with tough urban conditions. More drought tolerant th...Read Morean other lindens. It does have the fragrant little yellowish flowers that can't be seen easily hidden by the foliage of leaves dark green above and silvery below. The flowers are not really toxic to bees. Lots of them planted in Thorndale and Downingtown in southeast PA.

This is a handsome tree, with very fragrant flowers and striking silver-backed leaves. However, although it is free from aphids (and ther...Read Moreefore doesn't have problems with dripping honeydew), it apparently has flowers that are toxic to bees according to the Hillier Gardener's Guide to Shrubs and Trees.

Large Asian/European tree (50-70') with dark green leaves that have a striking fuzzy silvery underside. Everywhere on the internet I fin...Read Mored this tree is only listed up to zone 7, yet here in Los Angeles is doing fine in zones 9b and 10a.