Sorbus hybrida 'Gibbsii'
(Finnish Whitebeam)

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 8m
Width - 6m
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: A small, Deciduous tree with an upright habit and a rounded to oval crown. Dark green leaves are ovate in shape and have pinnatifid lobing. Many small, creamy white flowers are produced in Corymbs from late spring into early summer. The flowers are followed by dense clusters of attractive round, red berries. The foliage is retained on the tree long into autumn.

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Synonym - Sorbus pinnatifida 'Gibbsii'

Flower:

Many small, creamy white, saucer-shaped flowers are produced in corymbs in May and June. The flowers are followed by dense clusters of attractive round, red berries.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in corymbs

Flowering time: May, June

Foliage:

Dark green leaves have greyish-white, downy undersides. The leaves are ovate in shape with pinnatifid lobing and often have two separate leaflets at the base. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches. The foliage is retained on the tree into late autumn, even into winter in a mild autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Ovate, pinnatifid

Propagation:

Cuttings, seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.