Sorbus cashmiriana explained

Sorbus cashmiriana, the Kashmir rowan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the western Himalayas, including Kashmir.

It is a small, usually short-lived deciduous tree growing to 6-, with a trunk up to 25cm (10inches) in diameter. The bark is smooth grey or red-grey. The leaves are 15- long, pinnate, with 15–21 leaflets, dark green on top and lighter green underneath, the petiole reddish, the leaflets 3- long and 1.5–2 cm broad, with serrated margins. The flowers are 7–10 mm in diameter, with five very pale pink petals and pale yellowish stamens, produced in corymbs in the spring. Pollination is by insects. The fruit is a white to whitish-pink pome 12–15 mm in diameter, ripening in the autumn and often persisting long after the leaf fall into winter.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cultivation

It is a popular ornamental tree, grown for its clusters of white fruit.^{[1] [2] [3]} It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins .
2. Mitchell, A. F. (1974). A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins
3. Mitchell, A. F. (1982). The Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins
4. Web site: Sorbus cashmiriana . RHS . 26 December 2023.
5. Web site: AGM Plants - Ornamental . July 2017 . 98 . Royal Horticultural Society . 14 November 2018.