Sorbus thibetica 'John Mitchell'
(Tibetan Whitebeam)
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - may reach up to 18m-20m
Width - up to 8m
Location - The Grounds, The White Garden
Description: A medium to large-sized Deciduous tree with a broad, rounded crown. Large, silvery-green leaves are oval to rounded in shape. Young leaves are covered in fine white hair which gradually thins as the leaf develops, but is remains dense on the undersides. Corymbs of white flowers are produced in mid-spring and are followed by small, greenish-brown, round berries in the autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonyms - Sorbus mitchellii, S. aria 'John Mitchell'
Flower:
Corymbs of small, creamy white flowers are produced in May and are followed by greenish-brown, round fruit in the autumn.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Corymbs
Flowering time: May
Foliage:
Oval to rounded leaves are silvery-green. In spring, newly emerged foliage is covered in fine white hair which gradually thins on the upper surface as the leaf develops but is retained on the underside. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oval to rounded
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile moisture retentive, but well drained soil.