Sorbus decora

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Height
6 to 10 m
Width
4 to 6 m
Flower colour
white
Flowering Time
May, June
Light/shadow demands
no direct sunlight, sun
pH-Value
slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic
Soil
flood, all substrates
Bird feeding plants
Sorbus decora
Characteristics:
Habit
Large shrub or small tree, 6-10 (12) m tall, 4-6 m wide, up to 10 m wide with several stems; upright, broadly conical or open round crown; normal growth, 30-45 cm a year
Crown
rund, broad conical rund, broad conical
Blossom
Like umbels, 8-15 cm large, loose inflorescences, individual flowers larger than 1 cm, white, after leaves shoot end of May to beginning of June, pungent smell; flowers some 10 days later than S. americana
Leaves
Pinnate, leaflets elongated-elliptical, pale green; remarkable autumn colours in yellow, red, orange and crimson hues from end of September to October
Fruits
Round, almost cherry-size berries in broad fruit umbels, orange-red to scarlet from mid-August to October; thick and meaty, edible and useful
Roots
Intense, shallow roots, sensitive to covering and soil compaction; resistant to floods
Demands
Sun to shady, in shade neither flowering nor with conspicuous autumn colours; sensitive to heat and drought, likes cool, humid areas, frost hardy; sensitive to air and soil pollution, needs wind protection
Soil
Fresh to sometimes flooded; moderately acidic to slightly alkaline, avoid chalk, otherwise any garden soil; sensitive to salt
Hardiness Zone
Zone 4    
Bee pasture/nectar
No
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA012125 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200 €140.00
bkA762566310877 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250 €200.00
bkA178616745138 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300 €290.00
99060149 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €390.00
99160149 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €525.00
99260149 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €650.00
bks22600552 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €850.00
bks22600564 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,250.00
bks22600013 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 100-150 €1,500.00
bks22600014 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)
SANA012125 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200 €140.00
bkA762566310877 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250 €200.00
bkA178616745138 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300 €290.00
99060149 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €390.00
99160149 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €525.00
99260149 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €650.00
bks22600552 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €850.00
bks22600564 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,250.00
bks22600013 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 100-150 €1,500.00
bks22600014 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 100-150 €1,900.00