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Sorbus reducta
Origin: Native to China and Myanmar.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Sorbus |
| Species |
| reducta |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-15) - (10) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 14 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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| General Description |
| A dwarf shrub with deciduous leaves transitioning from green in spring to purple in autumn. Flower bloom in white clusters during the spring while ornamental fruit develop in autumn. |
| Landscape |
| Borders, informal gardens, fruit hedges, winter interest, mass plantings, city and courtyard gardens, large landscapes or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Aphids, blister beetles, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and sawfly larvae. |
| Habitat |
| Low-lying coniferous woodlands. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Propagation |
| Seed sown in coldframes and allowed to naturally stratify over the winter. |
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