Sunday, 25 October 2015

Sorbus aria


  • Common Name - whitebeam
  • Botanical Name - Sorbus aria
  • Family - Rosaceae  
  • Bark - prominent lenticels, grey
  • Leaf - simple, pinnate veins, lanceolate shape, cuneate base, rounded apex, serrate margins
  • Flower - cyme inforescence, April - May
  • Bud - alternate
  • Fruit - pome, August 
  • Habit -upright
  • Form -round
  • Size - 10 - 15 m
  • Culture - full sun, rocky/gravely/well drained soil
  • Use - Autumn interest

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