Sorbus commixta
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Sorbus commixta, the Japanese rowan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to central and eastern China, Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin (in the Russian Far East).[1][2][3]
Name
The specific epithet commixta means "mixed or mingled together".[4]
Description
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Plants from Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin are sometimes distinguished as Sorbus commixta' var. 'sachalinensis, with larger leaflets up to 9 cm long.[3]
Cultivation and uses
Sorbus commixta is grown as an ornamental tree, hardy in zones 5-9. It grows best in moist, well-drained soil, in full sun. A number of cultivars have been selected, the most popular being 'Embley' (with fastigiate branching) and 'Serotina' (flowering later in early summer).[3] 'Embley' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]
References
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- ↑ a b Okayama University of Science: Sorbus commixta (in Japanese; google translation)
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- ↑ Kanagawa Plants: Sorbus commixta (in Japanese; google translation)
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