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Taxon
Sorbus aria
Common name:
whitebeam
Family:
Rosaceae (rose family)
Distribution:
Europe, n. Africa and the Caucasus
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
Medium-sized deciduous tree that can reach 20' high and 12' wide in culture; 60' high and 30' wide in its native habitat. A hardy, broadly conical shaped tree with bright green leaves above, downy white beneath. White flowers appear in May or June and are followed in fall by scarlet colored fruits.
Links:
Flora Europaea
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
Locations
1:
STC: AH10
(AH10)
• Accession: D1969-0416.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual