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Sorbus aria |
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Sorbus
aria is a small rounded crown deciduous tree reaching 15m in height growing on chalky
soils. Oval, sharply toothed leaves growing alternately on its stems 8cm in length,with
white dense hairs underneath, turning golden in autumn. Clusters of sweetly scented white
flowers appear in May turning to berry like fruits ripening red in September. The wood is
hard and tough and was used for making cogs for machinery. but now its main use is
decorative planting This is due to the trees compactness allowing it to be planted in
small areas.
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Collect fruits as soon as fruits ripen in
autumn. Remove fruit from seeds immediately and sow. However 
It was used as a boundary marker by the Anglo Saxons