Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis)
The Wild Service Tree is an endangered species in nature. Flowers, fruit and autumn colour are highly ornamental. The Wild Service Tree is ideal for coppice systems and delivers the wood for making a variety of musical instruments.
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Appearance
The Wild Service Tree is an endangered species in nature. Flowers, fruit and autumn colour are highly ornamental. The Wild Service Tree is ideal for coppice systems and delivers the wood for making a variety of musical instruments.
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Flowers
Flowering period V-VI, white corymbs up to 12cm wide.
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Fruits
Ovate apple fruit up to 1.5cm long, yellow or brown, edible.
Application
Open country, afforestation, open fields, tip afforestation, noise abatement, wind-break, forage for honey-bees, public areas, parks, urban areas, roadside verges, car parks, pedestrian precincts, backyards, private parks, gardens, front gardens
Native regions
Central Europe
Location parameters
Light: full sun to slightly sunny, temperature: warm to normal, soil: dry to fresh, stagnant moisture: to be avoided, soil structure: firm to loose, soil depth: deep, compaction: to be avoided, soil quality: medium, pH value: 6.0 to 8.5
Demands
Intolerant of deicing salt.
Growth
Height of growth: 10m to 20m, spread: 7m to 12 m, slow growth potential, growth habits: wide, irregular, upright
Leaves
Pinnate-lobed leaves, round to triangular, 6-14cm long, 5-10cm wide, leaf stem 2.5-6cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are glossy green above, pale grey-green below, turn brown or orange-red in autumn.
Flowers
Flowering period V-VI, white corymbs up to 12cm wide.
Fruits
Ovate apple fruit up to 1.5cm long, yellow or brown, edible.
Bark
Greenish-grey finely scaled bark. Branches are green or olive brown. Surface sometimes with longitudinal ribbing.
Roots
Surface-rooting, deep-rooting, heart-rooting.