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Alniaria folgneri

Alniaria folgneri
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Alniaria folgneri (syn. Sorbus folgneri), Folgner's whitebeam, is a small tree from central China grown for its silvery-white leaf undersides and autumn colour. It is a hardy garden tree that needs a sunny position and well-drained soil.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then only in long dry spells.
Soil
Moist but well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soils.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young trees from severe cold and drying winds.
How easy
Easy

About

Alniaria folgneri (syn. Sorbus folgneri), Folgner's whitebeam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to central China. A small tree, the abaxial side of its soft leaves are covered in a silvery-white tomentose layer. Its autumn foliage often turns golden pink, set off by the white undersides, but the intensity of the color varies from year to year. Its cultivar 'Emiel' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Sorbus plants

Mountain Ash · Micromeles hemsleyi · Micromeles thibetica · American mountain-ash · Rowan · Kashmir Rowan · Japanese Rowan · Sorbus forrestii · Sorbus frutescens · Hedlundia intermedia · Sorbus poteriifolia · Sorbus pseudohupehensis

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