Sorbus species
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −17.8 °C
Cultivation
This record is to cover a series of hybrids of garden origin that belong to the whitebeam section of the genus but have not been placed in a distinct species. The following notes are based on the general needs of this group of plants[K]. Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position, though it fruits better in a sunny position[K]. Plants are susceptible to fireblight. A very ornamental tree[11. Plants are apt to die back without any warning.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame, but they are busy building up a good root system. It is best to keep them in pots in a cold frame for their first winter and then plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring. This is a hybrid and so is unlikely to breed true from seed.
Edible uses
Fruit - raw or cooked[K]. Up to 15mm in diameter.
Habitat
Not known in the wild
Native range
A range of hybrids of garden origin