'''''Sorbus scalaris''''' is a [[species]] of [[Rowan]] that is native to China and is sometimes cultivated. It said to be the most attractive small tree among the orange-fruited Rowan species<ref name=McAllister2005/>. Because it is [[Self-incompatibility in plants|self-incompatible]] and very few [[Cloning|clones]] are cultivated, most seedlings raised from this species by gardeners are [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]]<ref name=McAllister2005>McAllister, H.A. 2005. ''The genus Sorbus: Mountain Ash and other Rowans ''. Kew Publishing.</ref>.