Rowan

Sorbus spp.

• Height: up to 15 m, exceptions up to 25 m
• Trunk: occasionally multi-stemmed, smooth, silvery-grey to matt grey bark, slightly fissured at older age
• Leaves: simple, broadly ovate, 6-8 cm long, conical at the base, hairy underside (referring to Sorbus aria), also pinnate or lobed depending on the species
• Flowers: white, about 1.5 cm wide in 5-8 cm wide umbels
• Fruits/seeds: elongated to spherical fruits, orange to coral-red in clusters
• Other: also known as rowanberry, wild service tree, mountain ash, depending on species

Eberesche
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