Devon Sorb Apple (Sorbus devoniensis)

£25.00

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Description

Sorbus devoniensis, sometimes known as the Devon Sorb apple, is not an apple at all but actually a type of service tree native to Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, and Ireland.

Historically, the edible fruit was sold at Devon markets as ‘Otmast’ or Sorb Apples, but today it is more a favourite of hungry birds!

Probably a hybrid between the wild service and common whitebeam trees, it has a soft, downy white underside to the leaf. Very pretty white flowers in May feed pollinating insects and in the autumn it produces small, speckled-white orange/brown berries. They are russeted and rough skinned.
It makes a small to medium sized, pretty ornamental tree for the garden or hedgerow.

We harvest the seed from a local source and grow these trees in peat-free compost. Available as 1yr or 2yr plants in 2L or 10L pots.

Further Information:

Ultimate height 4 -8m
Ultimate spread 4-8m

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