Sorbus vilmorinii

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Width: 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
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Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 6 to 9
Flower features: red, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Sorbus vilmorinii is a species of Rowan tree. It grown as an exotic ornamental tree for its attractive berries. The flowers are white, follow by light-pink fruit which can last through winter. It can grow to 5 m tall. It originated from China. It was introduced to Europe in the 1800s.


Read about Sorbus vilmorinii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sorbus vilmorinii, Schneid. (Cormus foliolosa, Franch.). Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft.: lvs. slender; rachis slightly winged; lfts. 19-29, opposite or nearly so, oblong-elliptic, serrate above the middle, glabrous, 1/2 – 3/4 in. long: infl. loose, 1-3 in. wide, rusty-pubescent; fls. 1/4 in. across; stamens about 20; styles 3, nearly glabrous: fr. globose, red, 1/3 in. across. June: fr. in Sept. W. China.—A very graceful shrub. CH


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