Botanical Name: Sorbus aria
Common Name: common whitebeam
Family Name: Rosaceae
Origin/Distribution: E. North America
Leaf: Green, Silver/Greyish, (fall)Yellow/Red/Brown, Simple, Pubescent, Pinnate venation, Lanceolate/Rounded/Cuneate/Serrate
Bud: Alternate
Flower: White, Showy, Floriferous, Cyme, Fragrant(unpleasant), Apr/May
Fruit/Seed: Pome, Orange/Red, Showy, Aug
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Prominent lenticels, (Leaf scar)Crescent shaped
Size: Height: 10 - 15m/Spread: 7.0 - 10m
Habit: Upright
Form: Medium
Soil: Rocky/Gravelly, Dry, Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate, Wetlands
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Landscape use: Screening, Shade tree, Woodland margin, Attracts birds, Wildlife food
Notes: Perennial, *Flower odour dictates placing away from areas of high use
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