Sorbus commixta (Japanese Rowan; Japanese: ナナカマド or ナナカマド(七竈)) is a species o rowan native tae Japan, the far east o Roushie on Sakhalin, an in Korea on the island o Ulleungdo.[2][3][4]
It is a smaa tae medium-sized deciduous tree growin tae 7–10 m (rarely tae 18 m) tall wi a roonded crown an brounochie tae siller-grey baurk. The leafs is 20–30 cm lang, pinnate wi atween 11-17 leaflet 4–7 cm lang an 1–2.5 cm broad, wi an acuminate apex an serratit margins; they change tae a deep purpie or reid in hairst. The flouers are 6–10 mm diameter, wi five white petals an 20 yellaichie-white stamens; they are produced in corymbs 9–15 cm diametre in late ware tae early simmer. The fruit is a bricht orange tae reid pome 7–8 mm diameter, maturin in hairst.[3][4][5]
Plants frae Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands an Sakhalin is whiles distinguished as Sorbus commixta var. sachalinensis, wi lairger leaflets up tae 9 cm lang.[4]
Ootwi o its native range, it is grown as an ornamental tree in Europe an North Americae, hardy in zones 5-9. It grows best in moist, weel-drained soil, in fou sun. A nummer o cultivars hae been selectit, the maist popular bein 'Embley' (wi fastigiate branchin) an 'Serotina' (flouerin later in early simmer).[4]
Sorbus commixta (Japanese Rowan; Japanese: ナナカマド or ナナカマド(七竈)) is a species o rowan native tae Japan, the far east o Roushie on Sakhalin, an in Korea on the island o Ulleungdo.
It is a smaa tae medium-sized deciduous tree growin tae 7–10 m (rarely tae 18 m) tall wi a roonded crown an brounochie tae siller-grey baurk. The leafs is 20–30 cm lang, pinnate wi atween 11-17 leaflet 4–7 cm lang an 1–2.5 cm broad, wi an acuminate apex an serratit margins; they change tae a deep purpie or reid in hairst. The flouers are 6–10 mm diameter, wi five white petals an 20 yellaichie-white stamens; they are produced in corymbs 9–15 cm diametre in late ware tae early simmer. The fruit is a bricht orange tae reid pome 7–8 mm diameter, maturin in hairst.
Plants frae Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands an Sakhalin is whiles distinguished as Sorbus commixta var. sachalinensis, wi lairger leaflets up tae 9 cm lang.