common whitebeam

Also known as: beam tree; chess apple; white beam tree; whitebeam

A broadly columnar deciduous tree, rather upright when young, with broadly ovate dark green leaves, white-felted beneath, and clusters of white flowers in spring, followed by red berries in early autumn

Scientific classification

Species: common whitebeam (Sorbus aria)
Genus: Sorbus
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of common whitebeam

Distribution map

Europe

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of common whitebeam

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common whitebeam care guide

Moderate deep watering, mature rowan withstands mild seasonal droughts
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate deep watering, mature rowan withstands mild seasonal droughts

Fertilizing

Deciduous ornamental tree slow feed once annually early spring year

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.