Tuesday 18 December 2012

Sorbus aucuparia



Name:  Sorbus aucuparia
Common Name:
 Europian mountain ash
Family:
  Rosaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit:
conical to rounded
Hard. Zone:
  usda 4
Mature Size
15m tall by 7m spread

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Leaf:  oblong lance shaped, pair of seperate leaflets at basepinnate sharply toothed, mid green


Fall/Winter Color: red or yellow in fall

        Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: small whitein corymbs


Infl. corymbs produce spherical red orange berries

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec. ( autumn color)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun x    Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses:
year round interes, specimen, small garden, pollution tolerant


Limitations: fireblight, dieback, powdery mildew, borers, aphids, scale
Other Features: cultivars bare different colored berries

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