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Beginner
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12m
max. spread |
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15m
max. height |
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20-50 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Sorbus torminalis
Other names: Wild service tree, Chequers, Griping tree, Sorb, Checker tree, Chequer tree, Checkers
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Genus: Sorbus
Species: S. torminalis - S. torminalis is a medium-sized deciduous tree with maple-like leaves which turn from green to yellow, orange and purple-red in autumn and rounded heads of small white flowers in summer followed by clusters of speckled brown fruit which ripens in autumn.
Sorbus torminalis is: Deciduous
Flower: Cream in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Brown, Red in Autumn
Stem: Brown in All seasons
Fruit: Brown in Autumn
Tree shape: Spreading
Sorbus torminalis (Wild service tree) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 12m after 20-50 years.
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Suggested uses: Low Maintenance, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in moderately fertile, humus-rich soil. This tree is tolerant of atmoshperic pollution and drought.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
The bark is cracked into squares like hawthorn. Berry-eating birds may eat the brown fruits of this tree. Earlier, the flowers offer nectar to bees and are home to several species of weevil.
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- Posted: Fri. 15th May 2009 08:57
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