Oakleaf mountain ash (Sorbus hybrida)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −28.9 °C
Cultivation
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. The trees usually have apomictic flowers. They thus produce seed asexually, each seedling being a clone of the parent.
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.
Edible uses
Fruit - raw or cooked and is produced in fairly large bunches, making harvesting easier[K].
Habitat
Usually found near the coast.
Native range
Europe - S. and S.W. Scandinavia.