The common line is an upright tree with grey/ brown ridged bark
and an irregular crown. Branches are generally ascending and arching on older
trees. Young twigs are smooth and green. Buds are ovoid, 7mm long and red/brown
in colour. Its leaves are broadly ovate with a short pointed tip, heart shaped
base and a toothed margin growing up to 10cm long. The leaves are dull green
above and paler below with small white hairs in vein axils. It produces
yellowish white, 5 petalled fragrant flowers in clusters of up to ten. Its
fruit is hard, thick shelled and rounded. It is very commonly planted in towns
and parks. It can suffer heavy aphid infestation, causing honey dew to rain
down which makes it unsuitable for street planting.
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