Sorbus hedlundii
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Tree Shape: Standard
Tree Shape: Conical
Handsome whitebeam having large silvery-white leaves with
A compact, upright tree of columnar habit with heavily veined
pronounced, rust coloured midribs and veins. Clusters of white
grey-green leaves that appear to weep and twist revealing their
flowers produced in early summer, followed by russet brown
white undersides. Clusters of creamy-white flowers followed by
fruitlets. (E Himalaya)
small brown fruits in autumn.
Sorbus hupehensis
Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink Pagoda’
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4
Tree Shape: Spreading
Tree Shape: Spreading
(Hupeh Rowan) A medium deciduous tree forming a compact
An outstanding form with blue-green, large, pinnate compound
crown, with blue-green, pinnate leaves turning vivid red and
leaves, red twigs and petioles, and white flower clusters in
orange in autumn. Large clusters of white berries start out pink
spring. The persistent fruit is vivid pink slowly turning white by
before turning white. (China)
mid-winter.
Sorbus hybrida L. ‘Gibbsii’
Sorbus japonica
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4
Tree Shape: Standard
Tree Shape: Standard
A medium-sized deciduous tree with a rounded crown, bearing
An attractive, naturally upright, rare tree with large oval leaves
dark green, lobed foliage with greyish-white hairs on the
and young shoots beneath, covered in white downy film. It
underside. Clusters of fluffy white flowers in spring followed by
produces red fruits with brown speckles and good autumn tints.
large, round, scarlet fruits.
(Japan)
Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’
Sorbus ‘Leonard Messel’
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5
Tree Shape: Standard
Tree Shape: Bushy
An outstanding tree with an upright compact shape renowned
A small, oval-shaped tree with upright branches. Red winter
for its clusters of persistent, round, creamy yellow fruit,
buds and large leaves turn orange, gold and purple in autumn.
becoming orange-yellow as they ripen. Leaves turn red, orange
Clusters of pink hanging fruit follow the white flowers in late
and purple in the autumn. (China, 1932)
spring and early summer. (1949)
Sorbus ‘Matthew Ridley’
Sorbus ‘Pink Pearl’
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5
Tree Shape: Standard
Tree Shape: Standard
A strong, upright growing Mountain Ash with delicate lobed
A small upright growing tree with pinnate, sharply toothed
dark green leaves that turn lovely autumnal shades. Large
leaves that turn purple/bronze in the autumn. Clusters of
bunches of oblong, orange-red berries in autumn, reminiscent
heavily flushed and pink flecked white fruits in late summer-
of sargentiana. (UK)
autumn. (UK, 1958)
Sorbus ‘Pink-Ness’
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
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4
Tree Shape: Standard
Tree Shape: Bushy
A broadly conical, deciduous tree with pinnate matt green
A small tree similar to Sorbus vilmorinii. The leaves are pinnate
leaves, turning orange and red in autumn. Clusters of white
and almost fern like, green at first, turning to orange and red in
flowers in late spring are followed by unusual mauve pink fruits.
the autumn. White blooms in late spring are followed by deep
(UK)
rose-red berries.
Sorbus ‘Rose Queen’
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Sorbus hemsleyi ‘John Bond’
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5
Sorbus rosea ‘Rosiness’
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Tree Shape: Standard
Tree Shape: Bushy
(S. com Embley x S. monbeigii) Small, upright tree with dark
A small tree of open habit with reddish bark and silvery
green, pinnate serrated leaves, turning orange and purple in
markings. Dark green, pinnate leaves turn red in autumn.
autumn. Large clusters of bright rose-red berries follow the
Amongst the largest berries of any of the pink berry rowans,
white spring flowers. (Hilliers, UK, 1963)
changing colour from pale to deeper pink.
Ornamental Trees
