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Sorbus commixta var. wilfordii / Tsushimananakamado ツシマナナカマド

Bloom time: May-July

   
Family:
 
Rosaceae / Baraka
 

Species in the genus Srorbus:


Sorbus commixta / Nanakamado
Sorbus commixta var. wilfordii / Tsushimananakamado
   

Sorbus commixta var. wilfordii / Tsushimananakamado ツシマナナカマド

 
Sorbus commixta var. wilfordii, a deciduous tree found in sunny coppices or forests on low hills, grows up to approximately 10m in height. Leaves are in an alternate arrangement, 20-30cm in length, of an imparipinnate compound leaf, with 7-11 leaflets, 5-8cm long, with margins shallowly sharp serrations and circular bases. Branch ends give compound corymbs, which set many about 1cm across white flowers. Fruit (pome), spherical, 5-6mm long, mature red in September-October. Bloom time: May-July.
                 
                     
                     
                     

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