The valley of the Bol'shoy Tesh River in its low
reaches, upstream of its junction with the Kondoma
River. Flat tops of the ridges of the elevation of
Gornaya Shoria (Kemerovo Region) are partly covered
by lime forests. In Siberia the lime-tree grows in
few small refugia. Here is the largest and most known
"lime island" inhabited by relic species Tilia
sibirica Fisch. 16th May 1995, the leaves have
just appeared on trees.