Trees Planet: Sorbus chamaemespilus - Dwarf Whitebeam

Friday, January 30, 2015

Sorbus chamaemespilus - Dwarf Whitebeam - False Medlar

General Information

Common Name	Dwarf Whitebeam, False Medlar.
Scientific Name	*Sorbus chamaemespilus*
Sun Tolerance	Full Sun
Height	2 - 3 m (7-10 ft)
Spread	2 -3 m (7 - 10 ft)
Growth Rate	Fast
Bloom Time	Spring
Color	Green,
Flower Color	Pink
Type	Tree
Native	Asia, Europe, USA

Classification

Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Sorbus L. – Mountain Ash
Species	S. chamaemespilus

Sorbus chamaemespilus - Dwarf Whitebeam

Sorbus chamaemespilus commonly known as Dwarf Whitebeam also called False Medlar. This is a species of Sorbus and native to the mountains of central and southern Europe, from the Pyrenees east through the Alps to the Carpathians and the Balkans.

It is a deciduous shrub tree. It is growing to 2–3 m (7-10 ft) in height. The leaves are spirally arranged, oval-elliptic. They are 3–7 cm long, with an acute apex and a serrated margin; they are green on both sides, without the white felting found on most whitebeams. It blooms pink flowers in late spring. The flowers have five forward-pointing petals. Every petals 5–7 mm long; they are produced in corymbs 3–4 cm diameter. The fruit is an oval red pome 10–13 mm diameter.