Sorbus Aria Lutescens

Sorbus aria Lutescens is a variety of Whitebeam tree with a paler colour than Sorbus aria. Its leaves are golden yellow foliage when mature. It is a hardy, native, medium-sized, deciduous tree that has a naturally upright and rounded canopy, beautifully suited for planting along drives and avenues reaching a height of about 15 metres. However, if you are going to plant several different Whitebeams in a group, mixing in some Lutescens will create a more varied, natural looking stand. Its best features (apart from its mature foliage) are the silvery grey hairs that cover the 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 are much loved by birds.

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. Standard trees are the largest size that we deliver; you can also buy younger common Whitebeam saplings here.

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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. Standard trees are 2 - 3.5 metres tall (on average) when they arrive; they are the most mature trees that you can buy from us.

History & uses of Sorbus Lutescens:

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.

Notes on 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.

Prepare your site before planting:
It is good to dig over the site where you plant a tree several months in advance. Kill the weeds first: for tough weeds like nettles, brambles and ground elder, you will usually need a glyphosate-based weed-killer to get rid of them. When you dig the soil over, remove stones and other rubbish and mix in well-rotted compost or manure down to the depth of about 2 spades.

Watch our video on how to plant a tree for full instructions.
Remember to water establishing trees during dry weather for at least a year after planting.

Tree Planting accessories:
You can buy a tree planting pack with a wooden stake & rubber tie to support the tree and a mulch mat with pegs to protect the soil around the base of your tree from weeds and drying out. We suggest that you use mycorrhizal "friendly fungi" on the roots of all newly planted large trees. If you do then no need to improve your soil with bonemeal organic fertiliser and Growmore&nbsfertilizer adding well rotted organic matter is never a bad thing...

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Delivery: The basic delivery charge for orders of bareroot plants is £6.50 + vat, which increases to £12.55 + vat if you add any pot-grown plants, standard trees or fruit trees to the order.
Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.

Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.

Misc	Self fertile, Wildlife Value
Shade	Partial Shade
Area	Exposed Windy Areas, Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Soil	Alkaline/Chalky, Poor/Dry
Fruiting	Late Season
Type	Native, Screening
Also Good	Autumn Colour, Berries
Flowering	May

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SIZES	1-2	3-9	10+
6/8 std Bareroot	Out of Stock £59.88	Out of Stock£57.48	Out of Stock£51.48
8/10 std Bareroot	Out of Stock £88.80	Out of Stock£80.40	Out of Stock£67.20
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Due to unprecedented demand over the past 7 days we will not be able to deliver any orders placed THIS WEEK until after Easter Monday, 14th April.

PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE MANAGE CURRENT ORDERS IN THESE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES.

Lutescens Whitebeam Trees

Sorbus aria Lutescens

Buckle and Strap Ties

From £2.04

Stakes - Tree Planting

From £6.96

Tree Planting Pack

From £10.19

Rootgrow Afterplant Tree & Shrub

From £6.95

Sorbus Aria Lutescens

History & uses of Sorbus Lutescens:

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Due to unprecedented demand over the past 7 days we will not be able to deliver any orders placed THIS WEEK until after Easter Monday, 14th April.

PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE MANAGE CURRENT ORDERS IN THESE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES.

Lutescens Whitebeam Trees

Sorbus aria Lutescens

Buckle and Strap Ties

From £2.04

Stakes - Tree Planting

From £6.96

Tree Planting Pack

From £10.19

Rootgrow Afterplant Tree & Shrub

From £6.95

Sorbus Aria Lutescens

History & uses of Sorbus Lutescens:

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?