Everything about The Whitebeam totally explained
The
whitebeams are members of the
Rosaceae family, in genus
Sorbus subgenus Aria. They are
deciduous trees with simple or lobed leaves, arranged alternately. They are related to the
rowans (
Sorbus subgenus
Sorbus), and many of the
endemic restricted-range
apomictic microspecies of whitebeam in
Europe are thought to derive from hybrids between
S. aria and the European rowan
S. aucuparia; some are also thought to be hybrids with the Wild Service Tree
S. torminalis, notably the Service Tree of Fontainebleau
Sorbus latifolia in French woodlands.
The best known species is
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria, but several other species from
Europe and
Asia in particular are widely cultivated as
ornamental trees.
The berries are a favourite of
birds, though less palatable (drier, less juicy) than rowan berries. Whitebeams are sometimes used as
larval food plants by
Lepidoptera species including
Short-cloaked Moth.
The
wood is hard, and suited for woodturning, furniture and tool handles, a tough wood that was used to make cogs before the use of
iron. It is a deep orange when wet, and pale yellow after drying.
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