Sorbus / Mountain Ash & Whitebeam

Sorbus / Mountain Ash & Whitebeam

Sorbus aria ‘Lutescens’ / Whitebeam

Sorbus aria ‘Lutescens’ is a small to medium sized deciduous tree. When young, it tends to grow erect, but as it matures it takes on a more spreading habit.

The leaves emerge in spring with a silvery tinge to them and both sides are covered in tiny hairs. Their creamy-white scented flowers appear in abundance during April and May. The green berries ripen to orange-red in autumn.

The leaves turn golden brown in the autumn, and this tree is one of the first to start to drop its leaves.

Sorbus aucuparia / Rowan or Mountain Ash

Sorbus aucuparia is a deciduous rounded tree with greyish-downy winter buds.  They open to dark green leaves, which turn red or yellow in the autumn. Sorbus aucuparia produces clusters of white flowers in late spring.  These are followed by orange-red berries.

Sorbus aucuparia ‘Cardinal Royal’

Sorbus aucuparia ‘Cardinal Royal’ is a small to medium tree, with a narrow upright habit. White flowers are  followed by bright red fruits. Dark green leaves, silver beneath changing to red in the autumn.

Sorbus ‘Autumn Spire’

Sorbus ‘Autumn Spire’ is a small tree with a unique upright habit. White flowers producing yellow-orange berries in the autumn. Green foliage producing good all round colour.

Sorbus commixta ‘Embley’

Sorbus commixta ‘Embley’ is a small tree with white flowers producing heavy bunches of glistening orange-red berries. Green foliage turning glowing red in the autumn. A very colourful tree.

Sorbus vilmorinii

Sorbus vilmorinii is a small tree, with arching branches with deeply dissected foliage of 11-13 small leaflets turning to red and purple in the autumn. The tree produces drooping clusters of small berries in the autumn.  They are glossy red at first, which slowly change to pink and finally turn white with a pink flush.  The berries will remain on the tree for a while after the leaves have fallen.

Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’

Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ is a small tree with a superb autumn colour. White flowers followed by creamy-yellow berries turning amber-yellow.

Sorbus commixta

Sorbus commixta is a broadly conical tree with divided dark green leaves, which turn yellow to red or purple in the autumn.  It has clusters of white flowers in the late spring.  These are followed by orange-red to red berries.

Sorbus cashmiriana

Sorbus cashmiriana is a deciduous, spreading tree with divided dark green leaves.  Has clusters of white or pink flowers in late spring which are followed by white berries.

Sorbus hupehensis

Sorbus hupehensis ia a narrow, deciduous tree with divided blue-green leaves, turning red in the autumn.  The clusters of white flowers in late spring are followed by white berries.

Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink Pagoda’

Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pnik Pagoda’ is a compact, medium sized deciduous tree.  It produces creamy-white flowers in late spring which are popular with bees.  The flowers are followed by rose-pink berries which turn paler pink in the winter.  Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink Pagoda’ foliage is blue-green which turns red-orange in the autumn.

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