This robust tree has a narrow, conical growth habit and features graceful side branches. Its dark-green, heart-shaped leaves have a silver underside that looks stunning when ruffled by breezes. Tilia tomentosa ‘Orbicularis’ produces a mass of pale-yellow, sweetly-scented flowers in the summer, which are known to attract bees, making it a beneficial addition to any landscape. Tilia tomentosa is deciduous and native to southeastern Europe. Learn more about Tilia tomentosa. Tilia tomentosa ‘Orbicularis’ is a seedling of Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ that was raised in 1868 at the Simon-Louis Freres nursery near Metz, France.