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Lutescens Whitebeam - Sorbus aria Lutescens - Standard Trees

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Standard Trees - Sorbus Lutescens

Sorbus aria Lutescens lives up to its name, with golden yellow foliage when the leaves are mature. This is a hardy, reliable tree beautifully suited for planting along drives and avenues with similar characteristics to Common Whitebeam. It is a native, medium sized, deciduous tree that has a naturally upright and rounded canopy. Sorbus aria Lutescens' best features (apart from its mature foliage) are the silvery grey hairs that cover their new leaves and which remain on the underside of the mature leaf - this is why they are called Whitebeam. Sometimes the hairs stay on the leaf longer than normal, giving it a frosted appearance all over. The young foliage can also be really gorgeous in strong sunlight, as the hairs reflect the light well and shine like silver. Sorbus Lutescens produces panicles or flattened clusters of simple yellowy-white flowers in late spring, which become green berries that ripen into a shiny red by September and get eaten by a range of bird species.

The strength of these trees is their tolerance of a wide range of soil types and their resistance to drought. Sorbus aria Lutescens will thrive on the coast and wind blasted sites, it is also quite happy in the city. Its timber is extremely hard and surprisingly light, it also has a lovely two tone effect with reddish heartwood and white outer rings that look great when used to make a flat surface. If you are going to plant several Whitebeams in one area, mixing in some Lutescens will create a more varied, natural looking group.

Planting Sorbus aria Lutescens

As long as the soil is well drained and reasonably fertile, Sorbus Lutescens will love it. That includes chalk, heavy clay and sandstone. You can plant it on the coast, exposed ridges and frosty dips, in partial shade or beside a road. It is a fairly fast growing tree, reaching an adult height of about 15 metres, 50 feet.

Please watch our tree planting video for full planting instructions.

How Standard Trees are Measured:
All the plants in the ornamental trees section are graded as standards, which means that they are measured by their girth in centimetres 1 metre above ground level (basically, their trunk's waist measurement). They aren't measured by their height, which will vary.

So, a 6/8 standard has a trunk with a circumference of 6-8 centimetres and an 8/10 standard has a trunk 8-10 centimetres around.

This measurement makes no difference to the tree's final height. Most standards are between 2 - 3.5 metres tall, but this is just an average.