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Sorbus reducta

Sorbus reducta
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sorbus reducta, the dwarf Chinese mountain ash, is a compact deciduous shrub from western China grown for its red autumn leaves and white berries. It is hardy and tolerates a range of conditions, so give it reasonable drainage and sun.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then as needed during dry spells.
Soil
Moist but well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; protect young plants from harsh winter wind.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (SW. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan) to N. Myanmar
Climate
temperate

About

Sorbus reducta , the dwarf Chinese mountain ash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to western China (South West Sichuan and North West Yunnan). Growing to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall by 2 m (7 ft) wide, it is a dense deciduous spreading shrub. Each leaf, 10 cm (4 in) long, has up to 15 leaflets which turn to brilliant shades of red in the autumn (fall). White flowers in spring are followed by red or pink, and then white berries in autumn.

The Latin specific epithet reducta means "dwarf", referring to its compact habit.

Other Sorbus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sorbus reducta 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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