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'''''Sorbus hupehensis''''' ('''Hubei Rowan''' or '''Hupeh Rowan''') is a species of [[rowan]] native to central and western [[China]].<ref name=foc>Flora of China: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200011686 ''Sorbus hupehensis'']</ref>
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It is a small [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 5–10 m tall, with grey-brown to purplish-brown bark. The branches and shoots are slender. The [[leaf|leaves]] are green above, paler beneath, 10–15 cm long, [[leaf shape|pinnate]] with 7-17 narrow oval leaflets 3–5 cm long and 1–1.8 cm broad, with an acute apex, and serrated margins. They change to orange or red in autumn. The [[flower]]s are 5–7 mm diameter, with five white petals and 20 yellowish-white stamens; they are produced in [[corymb]]s 6–10 cm diameter in late spring to early summer. The [[fruit]] is a [[pome]] 5–8 mm diameter, bright pink with persistent sepals, maturing in late autumn.<ref name=foc/>
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It is grown as an [[ornamental tree]], valued for its white fruit contrasting with the orange autumn colour.
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In cultivation, it has often been confused with the related ''[[Sorbus glabrescens]]'' (White-fruited Rowan) and ''[[Sorbus oligodonta]]'' (Kite-leaf Rowan) from southwestern China. The former differs in being a larger tree (to 15 m) with stouter shoots and larger leaves, the latter in having pale pink fruit; both are tetraploid [[apomixis|apomictic]] species which breed true. The cultivar 'Pink Pagoda', often cited as belonging to ''S. hupehensis'', is of ''S. oligodonta''.<ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref>
  
 
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There are two [[variety (botany)|varieties]]:<ref name=foc/>
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*''Sorbus hupehensis'' var. ''hupehensis''. Leaves with 9-17 narrow leaflets. Most of the species' range.
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*''Sorbus hupehensis'' var. ''paucijuga'' (D.K.Zang & P.C.Huang) L.T.Lu. Leaves with 7-9 broad leaflets. Shandong Province.
  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30.
Width: 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 6 to 9
Flower features: white
Scientific Names

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Sorbus hupehensis (Hubei Rowan or Hupeh Rowan) is a species of rowan native to central and western China.[1]

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 5–10 m tall, with grey-brown to purplish-brown bark. The branches and shoots are slender. The leaves are green above, paler beneath, 10–15 cm long, pinnate with 7-17 narrow oval leaflets 3–5 cm long and 1–1.8 cm broad, with an acute apex, and serrated margins. They change to orange or red in autumn. The flowers are 5–7 mm diameter, with five white petals and 20 yellowish-white stamens; they are produced in corymbs 6–10 cm diameter in late spring to early summer. The fruit is a pome 5–8 mm diameter, bright pink with persistent sepals, maturing in late autumn.[1]

It is grown as an ornamental tree, valued for its white fruit contrasting with the orange autumn colour.

In cultivation, it has often been confused with the related Sorbus glabrescens (White-fruited Rowan) and Sorbus oligodonta (Kite-leaf Rowan) from southwestern China. The former differs in being a larger tree (to 15 m) with stouter shoots and larger leaves, the latter in having pale pink fruit; both are tetraploid apomictic species which breed true. The cultivar 'Pink Pagoda', often cited as belonging to S. hupehensis, is of S. oligodonta.[2]

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

There are two varieties:[1]

  • Sorbus hupehensis var. hupehensis. Leaves with 9-17 narrow leaflets. Most of the species' range.
  • Sorbus hupehensis var. paucijuga (D.K.Zang & P.C.Huang) L.T.Lu. Leaves with 7-9 broad leaflets. Shandong Province.

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of China: Sorbus hupehensis
  2. Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.

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