Sorbus vilmorinii - Vilmorin's Mountain-ash - Vilmorin's Rowan

General Information Common Name  Vilmorin's Mountain-ash, Vilmorin's Rowan Scientific Name  Sorbus vilmorinii Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  4 - 6 m (13 - 20 ft) Spread  2 -4 m (7 - 13 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Spring Color  Green, Flower Color  White Type  Tree Native  USA, Asia, Europe.

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. vilmorinii

Sorbus vilmorinii -Vilmorin's Mountain-ash

Sorbus vilmorinii, commonly known as Vilmorin's Mountain-ash also known as Vilmorin's Rowan. It is native to Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan in China. It grows in a wide range of habitats (mountain slopes, roadsides, mixed forests along river banks, grasslands, bamboo thickets).

It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 4–6 m (13–20 ft) in height. The leaves color are green. Its leaves looks like a ferny leaves, each leaf having multiple leaflets that turn purple or orange color in autumn. It blooms white flowers in late spring to early summer. The fruits, which can last through winter, are crimson, turning to pale pink. They will be are eaten by birds when there is no other food supply nearby.

It is cultivate as an ornamental tree. In cultivation, this plant provides a long season of interest as an elegant, compact tree which can be grown in smaller gardens.

Like all Rowans the fruit can be cooked and used to make bitter jellies or marmalades.

Sorbus vilmorinii -Vilmorin's Mountain-ash Young Plant

Leaves of Vilmorin's Mountain-ash

Sorbus vilmorinii Leaves

Sorbus vilmorinii -Vilmorin's Mountain-ash in Autumn

Flowers of Vilmorin's Mountain-ash

Sorbus vilmorinii Flowers

Fruits of Vilmorin's Mountain-ash

Sorbus vilmorinii Fruits

Sorbus vilmorinii - Vilmorin's Mountain-ash Fruits

Vilmorin's Mountain-ash Fruits

Sorbus vilmorinii -Vilmorin's Mountain-ash Fruits

Sorbus vilmorinii -Vilmorin's Mountain-ash in Autumn

Sorbus vilmorinii -Vilmorin's Mountain-ash

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan

General Information Common Name  Sargent's Rowan Scientific Name  Sorbus sargentiana Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  6-16 m (20-52 ft) Spread  5-10 m (17-33 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Spring Color  Green, Flower Color  White 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. – Rowan Species  S. sargentiana

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan

Sorbus sargentiana commonly known as Sargent's Rowan. It is native to southwestern Sichuan and northern Yunnan in China.

It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree. It is growing to 6–16 m (20–52 ft) in height. The trunk of S. sargentiana grows up to 50 cm (20 in) in diameter, and a rounded crown. The bark is dark grey, and the shoots very stout, with large (1–2 cm), dark red, sticky resinous winter buds. The leaves are the largest of any rowan, dark green with impressed veining above, glaucous beneath, 20–35 cm (8–14 in) long and 15–20 cm (6–8 in) broad, with persistent 1 cm broad stipules. The pinnate leaves conisist of 9–11 oblong-lanceolate leaflets 5–14 cm (2–6 in) cm long and 3.5–5 cm (1–2 in) broad, with an acute apex, serrated margins. The basal leaflets are slightly smaller than the apical leaflets. They change to a rich orange-pink to purple or dark red in mid-autumn. It blooms in late spring to early summer. The flowers are 5–7 mm in diameter, with five white petals and 20 yellowish-white stamens; they are produced 200–500 together in very large corymbs 12–25 cm (5–10 in) in diameter. The fruit is a pome 5–8 mm diameter, bright orange-red to red, maturing in early autumn; it is juicy, and readily eaten as soon as it is ripe by thrushes, which disperse the seeds. 

It is grown as an ornamental tree for its bold foliage, huge clusters of fruit, and bright autumn color. It is also cultivate in USA and Europe as an ornamental tree, in the park and garden.

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Leaves

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Leaves in Autumn

Sorbus sargentiana Leaves in Autumn

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Buds

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Flowers

Flowers of Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Fruits

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan in Autumn

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Autumn Color

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Autumn Color

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan Young Plant

Sorbus sargentiana - Sargent's Rowan

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

General Information Common Name  Hubei Rowan, Hupeh Rowan Scientific Name  Sorbus hupehensis Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  5-10 m (17-33 ft) Spread  3-5 m (10-18 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Spring Color  Green, Flower Color  White 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. – Rowan Species  S. hupehensis

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

Sorbus hupehensis commonly known as Hubei Rowan also known as Hupeh Rowan. It is native to central and western China between Qinghai and Gansu in the west, Yunnan in the south, Jiangxi in the southeast, and Shandong in the east.
It is a small deciduous tree. It is growing to 5–10 m (17 -33 ft) in height. It’s bark is grey-brown to purplish-brow. The branches and shoots are slender. The leaves are green above, paler beneath, 10–15 cm long, pinnate with 7-17 narrow oval leaflets 3–5 cm long and 1–1.8 cm broad, with an acute apex, and serrated margins. The color of the leaves change to orange or red in autumn. It blooms in late spring to early summer. The flowers are 5–7 mm diameter, with five white petals and 20 yellowish-white stamens; they are produced in corymbs 6–10 cm diameter. The fruits color are pink. It is a pome 5–8 mm diameter, maturing in late autumn. 
It is grown as an ornamental tree, valued for its white fruit contrasting with the orange autumn color. It is also cultivate in USA and Europe as an ornamental tree, in the park and garden.

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

Leaves of Hubei Rowan 

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan Leaves

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan Leaves in Autumn

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan Flowers

Flowers of Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

Flowers of  Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan Fruits

Fruits of Sorbus hupehensis 

Fruits of Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

 Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan Fruits

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan Fruits

Bark of Sorbus hupehensis 

Bark of Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan - Hupeh Rowan

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan

General Information Common Name  Kite-Leaf Rowan Scientific Name  Sorbus oligodonta Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  5-15 m (17-49 ft) Spread  3-5 m (10-18 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. – Rowan Species  S. oligodonta

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan

Sorbus oligodonta commonly known as Kite-leaf Rowan. It is native to northern Yunnan, southeastern Tibet, and western Sichuan in China also to Myanmar. 

It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 5–15 m (17-51 ft) in height. It’s bark is rounded crown and dark grey and slender shoots. The leaves are green to slightly glaucous-green above, paler beneath, 10–18 cm long, pinnate with 9-17 oval leaflets 3–4.5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, broadest near the apex (hence the English name 'kite-leaf'), rounded at the end with a short acuminate apex, and very finely serrated margins; the basal leaflets are smaller than the apical leaflets. The leaves are changed to a dark orange-red in late autumn and later than most other rowan species. It blooms white flowers in late spring to early summer. The flowers are 8 mm diameter, with five yellowish-white petals and 20 yellowish-white stamens; they are produced in corymbs 6–12 cm diameter. The fruit is a pome 7–8 mm diameter, pale to deep pink with a persistent dark carpel, maturing in late autumn; the fruit stalks are distinctively red. The fruit commonly persist long into the winter after leaf fall; after being softened by frost they are readily eaten by thrushes and waxwings, which disperse the seeds. 

In USA and Europe, it is grown as an ornamental tree for its decorative pale pink. 

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan Leaves

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan Fruits

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan

Sorbus oligodonta - Kite-Leaf Rowan