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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sorbus decora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sorbus decora, Schneid. (S. americana var. decora, Sarg. Pyrus sambucifolia, Gray, not Cham. & Schlecht. Pyrus sitchensis, Rob. & Fern., not Piper. S. scopulina, Brit., not Greene). Small tree or shrub, closely allied to the preceding: lfts. 7-15, oval to ovate-lanceolate, or oblong, obtuse to short-acuminate, serrate, glabrous and dark green above, rather pale and usually pubescent beneath when young, or glabrous. 1 1/2 - 3 in. long: fls. 1/4 – 1/3 in. across, in 2-4-in.-broad and rather loose corymbs, sometimes few-fld.: fr. globose, ovoid when young, red, about 1/3 in. across, with more or less upright calyx-lobes. May. Labrador to Minn., south to N. Y. and Vt. S.S. 4:173, 174.—Often confounded with the preceding species; intermediate forms are not uncommon in regions where the two meet. Both are very handsome in autumn with their large clusters of bright red fr. and particularly S. decora is often planted for its showy fr. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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