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Sorbus torminalis
Wild Service Tree, Chequer Tree
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Sorbus |
| Species |
| torminalis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A medium sized tree with ascending branches but often spreading with age. Somewhat attractive in form and shape. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Scaly bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are maple-like, sharply and obviously lobed, roughly ovate in shape. Leaves are a dark gloss green above and pubescent on the underside. In autumn the foliage turns a bronze yellow colour. |
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