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| − | + | '''''Sorbus esserteauana''''', commonly known as '''Esserteau's Rowan''', is a [[species]] of [[Rowan]]. It is a shrub with small white flowers and small red berries that are actually a [[pome]] fruit. Unlike all other species of ''Sorbus'', the fruit are hard<ref name=McAllister2005/> and inedible to humans, but they are eaten by birds that scatter the seeds. It is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] in gardens and parks for its decorative fruit and because it attracts birds. | |
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| Height: | ⇕ | 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 6 to 9 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | white |
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Sorbus esserteauana, commonly known as Esserteau's Rowan, is a species of Rowan. It is a shrub with small white flowers and small red berries that are actually a pome fruit. Unlike all other species of Sorbus, the fruit are hard[1] and inedible to humans, but they are eaten by birds that scatter the seeds. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks for its decorative fruit and because it attracts birds.
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References
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External links
- w:Sorbus esserteauana. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Sorbus esserteauana QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
