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Micromeles hemsleyi

Griffitharia hemsleyi

Micromeles hemsleyi is a small deciduous tree from central China, growing to about 4 m with grey-green leaves, white spring flowers and brown fruit. It is grown mainly as an ornamental, notably the cultivar 'John Bond'.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young and during dry spells, then let the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moist loam; tolerates a range of soils.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; avoid prolonged heat above 35 °C.
How easy
Easy

About

Micromeles hemsleyi is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae native to central China.

Uses

The cultivar 'John Bond' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

Other Sorbus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micromeles hemsleyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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