Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
Asia, Europe, Northern Africa
Tropical Asia
Types
Sorbus aucuparia fenenkiana, Sorbus aucuparia glabrata, Sorbus aucuparia praemorsa
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Number of Varieties
50
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-78-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
800.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange, Yellow
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Stem Cutting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Water in the early morning hours
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, blister mites, Canker, fireblight, sawflies, Silver leaf
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
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Allergy
Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain, Stress
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Laxative, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Wood
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties, Used for woodware
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Vegetable
Botanical Name
Sorbus aucuparia
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Rowan, Mountain ash
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
रोवाण पौधा
aibika
In German
Rowan Tree
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
Rowan Tree
L'Aibika
In Spanish
Rowan Tree
Aibika
In Greek
Rowan Tree
aibika
In Portuguese
Árvore de Rowan
Aibika
In Polish
Rowan Tree
aibika
In Latin
Rowan ligno
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Malvales
Family
Rosaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Sorbus
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
11015
1
27800
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