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  • SORBUS intermedia
    SORBUS intermedia
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    SORBUS intermedia

    Commonly known as Swedish whitebeam

    Green foliage, grey beneath, orange-red berries
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    3 Litre   - Click to view photo
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    • Berries
      These plants have berries.
    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - flowers attract flies, bees and beetles, berries attract birds.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, sawfly larva, canker, honey fungus, fireblight.
    • Place of origin
      North-western Europe
    • Deciduous
      toothed, dark-green leaves to 12cm (5in) long, lobed near the bases.
    • White
    • Coastal / windswept
      Slightly back from the sea
    • Fully hardy
    • Serrate
    • Elliptic
    • Oblong
    • Height
      12m (39ft)
    • Spread
      12m (39ft)
    • Tree
      Compact, rounded shape. Produces flowers in dense, flat-topped clusters 12cm (5in) across.
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
      Light, dappled shade.
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    • Mature Size
      12m (39ft)
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
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    £6.00
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    £12.00
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    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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