Small leaved Lime Tilia Cordata
I don't plant many Lime tree, as they are not very common in the wild. But I like to have them dotted about in parts of the woods, as they provide a great deal of shelter for creatures, with their many side shoots, which sprout from all the way up the trunk of mature trees, right up into the canopy. This provides lots of high up shelter for Birds, Squirrels and other small creatures. The lime has a habit of trapping puddles of water between its clumps of branches, which would save animals, which live in them; from venturing down onto the more dangerous ground, to look for water.
Sometimes I buy little Lime trees and sometimes I dig up suckers, from big trees. They seem to grow remarkably well and can put up with most things. They are slow to start, but remarkably tough and resilient.
