Sorbus torminalis
£2.50
Wild service tree. A tree to 15m (50 ft) high with ascending branches and maple-like leaves. It bears edible sweet russety-brown fruits 12-18 mm across (best eaten bletted or after a frost, when they have pleasant baked-apple flavour). Good in hedges. Growth 5m (16 ft) in 10 years; hardy to -20°C. Stratification: CS17. Number of seeds: 15.
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Description
Wild service tree. A tree to 15m (50 ft) high with ascending branches and maple-like leaves. It bears edible sweet russety-brown fruits 12-18 mm across (best eaten bletted or after a frost, when they have pleasant baked-apple flavour). Good in hedges. Growth 5m (16 ft) in 10 years; hardy to -20°C. Stratification: CS17