Lutescens Whitebeam Tree 150/175cm tall 10 Litre pot

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Lutescens Whitebeam Trees

Sorbus aria Lutescens - Standard

£67.00 - £159.00

Delivered in Large Sizes

Native. Silver young foliage.
Golden yellow mature foliage, Red berries.
Sizes: Standards only.
Max. Height: 15m
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Bareroot Delivery: Nov-Mar.

About Lutescens Whitebeam Trees

Sorbus aria Lutescens - Standard

Lutescens Whitebeam Trees

Sorbus aria Lutescens is a hardy, native, medium-sized, deciduous Whitebeam tree that has a naturally upright and rounded canopy.

The young foliage has grey hairs: gorgeous in strong sunlight, shining like silver. These remain on the underside while the upper side matures through yellow (which distinguishes it from the species) to green by midsummer - sometimes the hairs stay on the leaf longer than normal, maintaining that lovely frosted appearance.
It 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 are much loved by birds.

It'll reach a height of about 12-15 metres.

Browse our other Sorbus varieties, our large trees, or our full range of trees.

Delivery season: Whitebeam trees are delivered bareroot during late autumn and winter, approximately November-March inclusive.
Choosing a size: Small trees are cheaper, easier to handle and more forgiving of less than ideal aftercare, so they're best for a big planting project. If instant impact is your priority, or if you are only buying a few plants for use in a place where it's convenient to water them well in their first year, then you may as well use bigger ones. All our bareroot trees are measured by their height in centimetres above the ground (the roots aren't measured).

Features

Height: 12-15m
Soil: Any well drained soil, loves chalk
Use: Avenue, urban, parkland
Lovely silvery-grey young leaves
RHS Award of Garden Merit
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Bareroot delivery only: November-March

Growing Sorbus aria Lutescens

Sorbus aria ‘Lutescens’ loves most well-drained soils – it’s happiest on chalk but will also thrive in sandy or mildly acidic ground. Ideal for large tree containers if you’re short on space. Give it full sun for the best leaf colour, though it will tolerate partial shade. It’s a hardy character, coping well with pollution, coastal winds, and even drought. Just one tip: avoid paving right up to its base, as it prefers a little breathing room.

Whitebeams are good avenue and driveway trees, where it's best to use one variety, but if you are going to plant several Sorbus aria in a group, mixing in some Lutescens will create a more varied, natural-looking stand.

History & Trivia

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 in doors and table tops or when turned.

The cultivar name on its own, Lutescens, is probably a grammatical "re-Latinisation" of the English word lutescent, from the Latin luteus, yellow, in reference to the upper side of the leaves in Spring.

Standard trees are measured by their girth in centimetres 1 metre above ground level: their trunk's waist measurement. Unlike sapling trees and hedge plants, standards aren't measured by their height, which will vary quite a bit both between and within species.
So, a 6/8cm standard tree has a trunk with a circumference of 6-8cm and an 8/10 standard has a trunk 8-10cm around. This measurement makes no difference to the tree's final height.
On average, standard trees are 2-3.5 metres tall when they arrive, but we cannot tell you precisely how tall your trees will be before we deliver them.