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Lime in Cielętniki — it is a common lime tree, the largest specimen in Poland.
It is also the largest tree in Poland, according to the circumference. Girth of the lime was 1084 cm (in narrowest—0,7m) and height — 29,5 m (in 2014). Age of the tree, according to dendrochronological research, is 550 years.
This lime has multi-stemmed, massive trunk, with large crown spread. Its CBH (circumference at breast height) was 1107 cm (in 2014). Lime grew from 18 small trees, planted many years ago by unknown voivode, according to the legend. Moreover, bark of the tree was believed to be a cure for toothache, because of the Saint Apollonia (church near the lime is of Saint Apollonia, who is a patron of stomatologists). Pilgrims, who went near the village, bite a bark to heal teeth.
Nowadays, the tree is preserved by a fence. It is also officially a natural monument. The tree grows in Cielętniki, in the south of Poland.