| Sorbus alnifolia |
Makes a fine medium sized tree of good symmetrical outline and shape, attractive strongly veined leaves reminding one of a Hornbeam, easy to grow in most situations. |
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| Sorbus aria |
The Common Whitebeam has simple, slightly toothed leaves, white flowers and red berries. Very good on chalk soils. Can be used as a hedgerow species, mixed with others or used on its own. |
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| Sorbus aria Chrysophylla |
Georgeous in late spring with its yelowy green leaves whicg mture to butter yellow as the summer progresses |
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| Sorbus aria Lutescens |
A very beautiful tree with shining silver new foliage covered by a soft down. Easy to grow in most situations. |
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| Sorbus aria Magnifica |
Superb extra large broad green glossy foliage and upright growth habit |
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| Sorbus aria Majestica |
Bigger in all its parts than its parent making this a tree that stands apart from the rest, a good tree for tough or exposed sites |
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| Sorbus aucuparia |
Rowan or Mountain Ash. A lovely native tree with pinnate leaves and clusters of white flowers in May, followed by bright red berries in autumn. |
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| Sorbus aucuparia Aspenifolia |
A very choice tree with elegant leaves which are deeply cut to give a fern-like effect. |
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| Sorbus aucuparia Chinese Lace |
Much charm from this pretty, small tree with its deeply and finely cut leaves which give it a lace-like effect. Lovely in the autumn, too, when the leaves turn red-purple. |
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| Sorbus aucuparia Fastigiata |
Makes a very small tree of upright habit with bright red berries and good autumn foliage colour. |
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| Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling |
Makes an attractive small tree with stiffly ascending branches and large clusters of bright orange berries. Good where space is limited. |
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| Sorbus aucuparia Xanthocarpa (Fructu Luteo) |
Produces fruits a delightful shade of amber yellow |
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| Sorbus cashmiriana |
Lovely soft pink flowers in May over the strongly serrated pinnate leaflets. Clusters of white marble-like berries cover the tree in autumn. |
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| Sorbus commixta |
Superb autumn colour effects makes this small growing tree stand out from the crowd. Clusters of orange red berries stud the branches in autumn. |
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| Sorbus commixta Embley |
The contrast of the orange red fruits and the autumn foliage colour of plums purple orange and red is good reason to have this tree let alone that it makes a small tree of relatively easy cultivation |
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| Sorbus discolor |
Distinguished by its creamy yellow fruits in autumn, makes a good small tree |
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| Sorbus Eastern Promise |
Raised by Hilliers Nurseries in the 1960's big bunches of reddish pink fruits set against glowing orange foliage, the exotic name quite appropriate |
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| Sorbus hedlundii |
A extremely handsome medium sized tree with handsome silvery leaves with distinctive rust coloured veins |
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| Sorbus hemsleyi John Bond |
A recent introduction differing from the norm by its more narrow and upright outline. Same attractive pronounced leaf veins on large eliptic leaves |
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| Sorbus hostii |
A very collectable small tree, of natural hybrid origin with attractive silver undersides to the leaves, clusters of vivid red berries early in the autumn |
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| Sorbus hupehensis |
White marble fruits and good autumn colour |
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| Sorbus hupehensis Pink Pagoda |
A pink fruiting form of the above the big bunches of berries fade from pink to white as the winter progresses |
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| Sorbus hybrida Gibbsii |
A more compact selected form making a small tree, red fruits hqang in large clusters in autumn |
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| Sorbus intermedia |
The Swedish Whitebeam, a useful small to medium sized tree adaptable to a wide range of conditions, develops a good balanced rounded head of branches with leaves an intriguing mix of half lobed and half coarsely toothed and of a pleasing green. |
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| Sorbus Joseph Rock |
In a class of its own during autumn when its foliage turns glorious shades of reds orange and crimson made even more startling by the amber yellow berries which are produced in abundance. |
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| Sorbus Leonard Messel |
An uncommon tree of comparatively small size. In autumn bright pink fruits set amongst red and purple foliage |
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| Sorbus mougeotii |
looking musch like a small version of Sorbus aria found in the wild mostly around the Pyrennees |
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| Sorbus Pink Ness |
Makes only a small tree of reasonably fast growth in autumn covered by clusters of bright lipstick pink berries |
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| Sorbus reducta |
This deciduous suckering shrub grows to about 60 cms in height. It has erect stems of serrate dark green pinnate leaves which give some wonderful autumn tints. In early summer it bears clusters of small white flowers, which turn into pink-red berries. |
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| Sorbus sargentiana |
A medium sized tree of much character, with sticky crimson leaf buds which open in to large pinnate leaves on red stalks. The bright red fruits are beautiful, although may not last because the birds love them too. Rich autumn foliage colour. |
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| Sorbus scalaris |
Very distinctive and attractive frond like foliage dark green above and grey downy beneath which turn good autumnal shades of red and purple, fruits red rather small but an effective contrast |
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| Sorbus Sheerwater Seedling |
Makes an attractive small tree with stiffly ascending branches and large clusters of bright orange berries. Good where space is limited. |
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| Sorbus thibetica John Mitchell |
One of my favourites huge leaves of bright silver white felty beneath. Makes a medium to large tree. Not known/grown on the continent so a real gem to keep for ourselves |
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| Sorbus thuringiaca Fastigiata |
A small tree with a compact head of upward growing branches. Attractive bright red fruits with brown speckles |
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| Sorbus torminalis |
The Wild Service Tree a native tree but not commonly found, much sort after produces a small to medium sized tree with attractive
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| Sorbus vilmorinii |
A really lovely small tree with fern like foliage and masses of pink to white marble like fruits in autumn |
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