Sorbus aria

Whitebeam

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Height

6 to 12 m

Width

4 to 8 m

Flower colour

white

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

tolerant of salt, permeable, all substrates

Industrially Resistant

Trees and shrubs for bees

Bird feeding plants

Sorbus aria

Characteristics:

Habit

Large shrub with many stems or small tree, 6-12 m or even 15 m tall; 4-8 m wide; wide and loose conical or round crown, stem often only short, branches upright; slow-growing; 25-40 cm a year

Crown

broad conical broad conical

Blossom

Large white cymes, after leaves shoot in May, pungent smell

Leaves

Broadly ovoid, coarse and leathery, shoots white tomentose, later dark green on top, white or grey woolly underneath, autumn colours yellow or falling grey-green, October

Fruits

Round fruits, orange-scarlet from September, mealy fruit edible, but tasteless

Roots

Extremely deep, robust

Demands

Sun to semi-shade, tolerates heat, likes warmth, frost hardy; good for urban areas; wind resistant

Soil

Dry to fresh, sensitive to dampness, slightly acidic to very alkaline, in all loose, well drained substrates, best with chalk

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5a

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99390146	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€390.00
99490146	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€525.00
99590146	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€700.00
bkA777011725078	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€950.00
bkA666310483113	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,250.00
99932310	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 100-150	€1,500.00
99942310	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 100-150	€1,900.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99390146	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€390.00
99490146	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€525.00
99590146	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€700.00
bkA777011725078	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€950.00
bkA666310483113	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,250.00
99932310	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 100-150	€1,500.00
99942310	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 100-150	€1,900.00