Whitebeam
The Whitebeam, is a charming broadleaved deciduous tree, that can grow to a height of 15m, and may live for 200 years.
They’re compact and domed. The bark and twigs are grey, and the shoots are brick red in sunlight but greyish-green in shade.
This tree was planted 1970’s.
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Common Name:
Whitebeam
Scentific Name:
Sorbus aria
Tree No:
115
Location:
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Leaf buds are green and pointed and leaf stalks are short. Leaves are thick, oval and irregularly toothed, with the underneath covered in white, felt-like hair. The best time to see a Whitebeam is when the leaves emerge in Spring like the petals of a Tulip. They fade to a rich russet colour before falling in autumn.
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Whitebeam is hermaphrodite, meaning each flower contains both male and female reproductive parts. The five-petalled flowers appear in clusters in May, and are pollinated by insects.
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Flowers develop into scarlet berries, which ripen in late summer or autumn.
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Whitebeam is native to southern England, though widely planted in the north of the UK. It is common in parks and gardens, but is quite rare in the wild.
The flowers are pollinated by insects and the berries are favoured by birds. The leaves are eaten by caterpillars of a number of moths.
Whitebeam timber is fine-grained, hard and white. Traditional uses included wood turning and fine joinery, including chairs, beams, cogs and wheels in machinery.
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