#348 (C8) JAPANESE ROWAN
Sorbus commixta
Planted: 1997
This tree has white berries so it may in fact be Sorbus cashmeriana
| Distribution: | Native to central and eastern China, Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin in north east Russia |
| Supplier: | Blakedown Nurseries, Kidderminster. |
| Growth Habit: | A small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 7 m to 10 m tall. Growing in mixed forests and on mountain slopes. |
| Bark: | Brownish to silvery-grey bark. During winter, the tree has long, pointed, and sticky buds |
| Leaf: | The pinnate leaves consist of 11–17 leaflets, each 4 to 7 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm wide. With a pointed apex and serrated margins; they change to a deep purple or red in autumn. Plants from the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin are sometimes distinguished as Sorbus commixta’var. ‘sachalinensis, with larger leaflets up to 9 cm long. |
| Flowers: | Flowers are 6 to 10 mm in diameter, with five white petals and 20 yellowish-white stamens produced in corymbs 9 to 15 cm in diameter in late spring to early summer. |
| Fruit: | The fruit is a bright orange to red pome 7 to 8 mm in diameter, maturing in autumn. |
| Toxicity: | Unknown |
| Uses: | An ornamental tree grown particularly for its autumn colour. |
| Plant Hunter: | Unknown |
| Introduction Date: | Introduced into the UK in the 1880s |
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