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Sorbus koehneana
Chinese Rowen
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Sorbus |
| Species |
| koehneana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Sorbus fruticosa McAll |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 - 20 |
| Height |
| 4 - 8 m |
| Spread |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| 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 |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids, blister beetles, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and sawfly larvae. |
| Habitat |
| Low-lying coniferous woodlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, woody and slightly pruny bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Long, medium green, opposite oval-pinnate leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Small inconspicuous yellowish-green flower clusters borne before fruit. |
| Fruit Description |
| Sphere like berries that start out mild green and ripen to white on red stalks. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Gardens of Fanshawe College (Conifer Garden), London, Ontario, Canada. Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Propagation |
| Seed sown in coldframes and allowed to naturally stratify over the winter. |
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