Sorbus ulleungensis
Sorbus ulleungensis · also Ulleung rowan, Ulleung Island rowan
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This medium-sized upright deciduous tree, native to Ulleung Island of South Korea, features large leaves that display brilliant red and orange colors in autumn. Small white flowers in spring are followed by bright red berries in the autumn. It has low water needs and its cultivar 'Olympic Flame' is recognized as an ornamental tree.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 80.01%6.8 yr—
- 60.00%—2.5 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Columnar
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–26 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.5 in, mean 2.4 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
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Sorbus in the catalogue
21 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
