Sorbus multijuga 10 fresh seeds. Sorbus koehneana seeds. White Rowan

Sorbus multijuga, Sorbus koehneana, White Rowan

Straight-trunked tree up to 3 m tall. Young shoots are glabrous or almost glabrous, reddish-brown, leaves are odd-pinnate, up to 20 cm long, with 17-25 leaflets, sharply serrated to the base.

The flowers are white, up to 1 cm in diameter, collected in complex corymbs, looking impressive against the dark background of foliage.

It is colorful at the time of fruiting, when abundant, alabaster-white, small, no more than 0.7 cm in diameter, sour, without bitterness fruits develop.

It is drought-resistant, but suffers from excessive dry soil, as well as from waterlogging, salinity and overcompaction. It is undemanding to soils, but prefers medium loamy soils with slightly acidic and neutral reaction conditions.

Used as an ordinary plant in groups and hedges. Valued for its openwork crown and white fruits. The crown can be shaped like a ball or an umbrella on a smooth stem about 1 m high.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 (-34°C to -29°C).