Scientific Name:
Sorbus hupehensis
'Pink Pagoda'
Pronunciation:
SORE-bus hoo-pay-EN-siss
Common Name:
Pink Pagoda mountain ash
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Blue-green pinnately compound leaves, most with 13 elliptical leaflets. Florets in white corymb that becomes a flush of bright pink berries (< 1cm round) that eventually fade but stay on most of winter.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract birds, Fall interest, Shade tree, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Street (boulevard tree), Winter interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Even-pinnate
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Purple, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Corymb, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
White, Pink
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, bitter
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Grafting
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Dieback, Heart rot, Scale insects, Stem borer insects
