Sorbus commixta
Japanese rowan · also Ulleung Island rowan, Silvery mountain ash
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The Japanese rowan is a deciduous ornamental tree known for its vibrant red and orange autumn foliage. It produces showy flowers in spring and fruit in fall, attracting bees and birds. This species is disease resistant to Verticillium and has low water needs.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4650.04%—0.6 in
- 950.04%—5.5 in
- 830.17%5.8 yr—
- 210.03%17 yr2.0 in
- 180.01%37 yr7.9 in
- 40.03%—11 in
- 30.00%—21 in
- 10.00%—2.5 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 0.8 in, mean 1.5 in, 90th percentile 2.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Sorbus in the catalogue
21 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
