Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz

Wild service-tree (en), Alisier torminal (fr), Alisier des bois (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Sorbus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests, mainly oak but also chestnut, hornbeam and Pinus nigra, from plains to 1,700 metres. Woods, usually on clay, sometimes on limestone.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses beer food food additive medicinal ornamental wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Liqueur (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Sorbus torminalis world distribution map, present in France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Conservation status

Sorbus torminalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:742021-1
WFO ID wfo-0001014076
COL ID 4YBPY
BDTFX ID 65340
INPN ID 124346
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Torminaria clusii Torminalis clusii Hahnia torminalis Sorbus orientalis Crataegus torminalis Aria torminalis Sorbus torminalis Pyrus torminalis