Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia)
The Swedish Whitebeam is a robust decorative tree for various purposes in large gardens and on roadside verges. This extremely wind-resistant solitary tree of slender columnar habit produces numerous blossoms in spring and fruits in autumn. Planted above all as protection and forage for birds.
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Appearance
The Swedish Whitebeam is a robust decorative tree for various purposes in large gardens and on roadside verges. This extremely wind-resistant solitary tree of slender columnar habit produces numerous blossoms in spring and fruits in autumn. Planted above all as protection and forage for birds.
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Leaves
Ovate to elliptic leaves with serrated margins, 6 - 10 cm long, 3 - 7 cm wide, leaf stalk 1.5 - 3 cm long. Alternate distichous arrangement. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale grey-green tomentose below with tough leathery surface.
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Leaf upperside
Ovate to elliptic leaves with serrated margins, 6 - 10 cm long, 3 - 7 cm wide, leaf stalk 1.5 - 3 cm long. Alternate distichous arrangement. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale grey-green tomentose below with tough leathery surface.
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Leaf underside
Ovate to elliptic leaves with serrated margins, 6 - 10 cm long, 3 - 7 cm wide, leaf stalk 1.5 - 3 cm long. Alternate distichous arrangement. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale grey-green tomentose below with tough leathery surface.
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Flowers
Flowering period: V to VI. Monoecious white blossoms with 5 petals each, 1.2 cm wide. Inflorescence: 8 - 10 cm wide cymes. Particularly decorative.
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Fruits
Red apple fruit with yellow flesh. Round to oval in shape. 1 - 2 cm long, with upright calyx. Highly decorative.
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Bark
Brown or grey-brown smooth outer bark with shallow furrows, with horizontal lenticular rings. Silvery, olive-brown or red-brown branches.
Application
Solitary plants, flowering tree, fruiting plants, bird forage, parks, roads/avenues
Native regions
Northern and Central Europe
Location parameters
Light: full sun to off-sun; very frost-hardy; fume-hardy; tolerates urban climates; soil: dry to moist; soil structure: does not like compacted soil, sandy to loamy-clayey, well aerated deep soil; no stagnant moisture; pH value: neutral to highly alkaline; nutrient concentration: normal to high.
Demands
For well aerated deep soil, very frost and fume-hardy. Tolerates urban climates and dryness, wind-resistant. Soil compaction and stagnant moisture must be avoided.
Growth
Height of growth: 10 m - 15 m. Spread: 5 m - 8 m. Deep-rooting, medium-size conical tree which often grows beside rivers and lakes, as well as on marshy ground.
Leaves
Ovate to elliptic leaves with serrated margins, 6 - 10 cm long, 3 - 7 cm wide, leaf stalk 1.5 - 3 cm long. Alternate distichous arrangement. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale grey-green tomentose below with tough leathery surface.
Flowers
Flowering period: V to VI. Monoecious white blossoms with 5 petals each, 1.2 cm wide. Inflorescence: 8 - 10 cm wide cymes. Particularly decorative.
Fruits
Red apple fruit with yellow flesh. Round to oval in shape. 1 - 2 cm long, with upright calyx. Highly decorative.
Bark
Brown or grey-brown smooth outer bark with shallow furrows, with horizontal lenticular rings. Silvery, olive-brown or red-brown branches.
Roots
Heart-rooting, deep-rooting.