species

Sorbus commixta

Japanese rowan

A scale drawing of Sorbus commixta, 8 m tall · 5 m across, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Sorbus commixta belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Japanese rowan, introduced to the UK. It reaches 8 m tall and 5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Size at maturity
8 m tall × 5 m across, after about 10 years
Hardiness
H6 (RHS)
Aspect
Full sun, Part shade
Soil
Loam, Clay
Acidity
Acid, Neutral
Moisture
Moist, Well drained
Exposure
Average, Exposed
In the UK
Introduced

When it flowers

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
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  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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