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Rosaceae
Aria edulis
Aria edulis
Also known as Pyrus aria var. bullata, Sorbus aria var. lachnophylla, Mespilus aria, Sorbus aria var. lanifera
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Whitebeam · Aria · Deciduous Tree · European Native · Rosaceae · Ornamental Tree · Wildlife · Collector Plant · Rare · Temperate
Aria edulis, a European whitebeam relative, is a small to medium deciduous tree best suited to cool temperate gardens with part shade and consistent moisture. Plant in well-drained, moderately fertile soil and prune lightly in late winter to maintain shape. It is a specialist tree rarely found outside botanical or collector nurseries, valued for its ornamental foliage and wildlife appeal.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone; allow soil surface to dry slightly before rewatering · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Falkland Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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