#363 most planted
Sorbus thuringiaca
Sorbus thuringiaca
Ornamental
3,069
trees mapped
0.03%
of all named trees
8
cities
2.9 in
median trunk (7 cm, 2,727 measured)
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Sorbus thuringiaca is a widely cultivated ornamental tree, often propagated by grafting. It is valued for its aesthetic appeal in urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,5470.22%—3.1 in
- 1,2680.11%—1.9 in
- 1100.04%33 yr9.8 in
- 670.01%7.8 yr3.1 in
- 440.03%19 yr3.9 in
- 130.00%1.6 yr2.0 in
- 100.01%—3.0 in
- 100.01%—4.7 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.9 in, mean 5.1 in, 90th percentile 15 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
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests
Other Sorbus in the catalogue
21 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
