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By Avery Brayden
The wild service tree has a similar range to that of the whitebeam, though it does not extend as far north and east. It requires a mild climate and thus is found in hilly country only up to 500 metres. Ideal conditions arc provided by limestone soils and sun-facing slopes, though in Britain it is often found on clay soils.
The wild service tree reaches a height of 20 to 25 metres and because it may live 200 to 300 years, one may come across the occasional, robust specimen with a vast broad crown. The bark is furrowed in squares, the buds are spherical, lustrous yellow-green. The leaves may take on red tints in autumn. The white flowers are borne in erect panicles 6 to 8 centimetres across. The brown fruits are edible following the first frost.
The mountain ash, and its several cultivated varieties, is also popular for planting alongside roads as an ornamental for its spring flowers and bright autumn coloration. The wood has little durability.
The whitebeam is widespread in southern, central and western Europe, including Great Britain, the southern tip of Sweden marking the northernmost limit of its range. Throughout this area, however, it occurs fairly sparsely. A light-demanding and warmth-loving species, it is often found growing on chalk or limestone hills facing south. In such conditions, it may be found at elevations even over 1000 metres.
The whitebeam is- a small tree, 10 to 15 metres high, often occurring only as a shrub on shallow soils. The bark is grey-brown, the ovoid buds are green and slightly downy. The leaves have no resemblance to those of the mountain ash, being ovate in outline and densely white hairy beneath. The white flowers, borne in broad panicles, appear from May to June.
The berry-like fruit is broadly ovoid and scarlet. The stalk and remainder of the calyx are covered with whitish down. It is an important tree in the afforestation of karst areas and is a popular ornamental in city parks and gardens. Growing in the high mountain alpine zone is the shrub form Sorbus chamaemespilus Grantz., with leaves that are hairless below.
The wild service tree reaches a height of 20 to 25 metres and because it may live 200 to 300 years, one may come across the occasional, robust specimen with a vast broad crown. The bark is furrowed in squares, the buds are spherical, lustrous yellow-green. The leaves may take on red tints in autumn. The white flowers are borne in erect panicles 6 to 8 centimetres across. The brown fruits are edible following the first frost.
The mountain ash, and its several cultivated varieties, is also popular for planting alongside roads as an ornamental for its spring flowers and bright autumn coloration. The wood has little durability.
The whitebeam is widespread in southern, central and western Europe, including Great Britain, the southern tip of Sweden marking the northernmost limit of its range. Throughout this area, however, it occurs fairly sparsely. A light-demanding and warmth-loving species, it is often found growing on chalk or limestone hills facing south. In such conditions, it may be found at elevations even over 1000 metres.
The whitebeam is- a small tree, 10 to 15 metres high, often occurring only as a shrub on shallow soils. The bark is grey-brown, the ovoid buds are green and slightly downy. The leaves have no resemblance to those of the mountain ash, being ovate in outline and densely white hairy beneath. The white flowers, borne in broad panicles, appear from May to June.
The berry-like fruit is broadly ovoid and scarlet. The stalk and remainder of the calyx are covered with whitish down. It is an important tree in the afforestation of karst areas and is a popular ornamental in city parks and gardens. Growing in the high mountain alpine zone is the shrub form Sorbus chamaemespilus Grantz., with leaves that are hairless below.
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