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<i>Aria edulis</i>

Aria edulis

Species of tree, the type species of the whitebeams

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Aria edulis, the whitebeam or common whitebeam,[2] is a species of deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to most of Europe as well as North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and temperate Asia (Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Georgia).[3] Typically compact and domed, with few upswept branches and almost-white underside of the leaves, it generally favours dry limestone and chalk soils. The hermaphrodite cream-white flowers appear in May, are insect pollinated, and go on to produce scarlet berries, which are often eaten by birds.[4]

The cultivars A. edulis 'Lutescens',[5] with very whitish-green early leaves, and A. edulis 'Majestica',[6] with large leaves, have both have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]

The berries are edible when overripe (bletted).[8] It has a high capacity to form new shoots around the trunk.

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  1. [1]
    Rivers, M.C.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus aria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T62861A112294405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62861A112294405.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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    BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Aria edulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. [4]
    The Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain p.86.
  5. [5]
    "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. [6]
    "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Majestica'". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. [7]
    "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 98. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. [8]
    Mabey, Richard (2012). Food for Free. London: Collins. p. 72. ISBN 978-000-743847-1.
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