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Sorbus pseudovilmorinii

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Sorbus pseudovilmorinii is a variable deciduous flowering tree.^[1]

Height: Ultimate height of 4 meters^[1] to 7.5 meters.^[2]
Leaves: Pinnate, with a fern-like appearance.^[1]
Flowers: White.^[1]
Fruit: Variable, often crimson in color, becoming white or white with crimson flecks as it reaches maturity,^[1]^[2] typically by October.^[1]

Sorbus is the ancient Latin name for the fruit of the service tree, Sorbus. ‘Service’ and ‘Sorbus’ are cognates.^[3]

Pseudovilmorinii means ‘false vilmorinii’.^[3]

Native to northern Vietnam,^[1]^[2] Tibet,^[1] and western China,^[1]^[2] including Yunnan province,^[1]^[2]^[4] from whence the most attractive specimens can be found.^[1]

Grows in mountains, forest scrub,^[2] or coniferous or mixed forests.^[1]

Prefers a sunny or partially shaded site with free-draining soil. Dislikes heavy clay soils.^[1]

Sorbus pseudovilmorinii is the parent of several Sorbus hybrids.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Ness Botanic Gardens - Sorbus pseudovilmorinii. [Online] Available at: http://www.nessgardens.org.uk/the-gardens/by-month/november/sorbus-pseudovilmorinii-and-its-relatives/ (Accessed 02/12/17)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Trees and Shrubs - Sorbus pseudovilmorinii. [Online] Available at: http://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/sorbus_pseudovilmorinii.php (Accessed 02/12/17)
^ ^a ^b Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 356, 401
^ RHS Plant Finder - Sorbus pseudovilmorinii. [Online] Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/107184/Sorbus-pseudovilmorinii/Details (Accessed 02/12/17)