It occurs from the lowlands to the highlands, medium-sized tree, grows to a height of 15 m-15 m, slender cylindrical trunk 40 cm thick, pioneer tree
Botanical description
Habitus: it has a sparse, round, cylindrical to ovoid crown, the bark is smooth, reddish-brown, gray to gray-silver shiny, in old age it has a grooved, slightly furrowed bark, straight shoots are shortened and thickened
Leaf: the leaves are compound, alternate, oddly pinnate, coarsely serrated all around,yellow-red color in autumn, 4-7 oblong and elliptical pairs of leaflets, the leaves are on the stalk, the edges are slightly serrate, the upper side is dark green, the leaf base is lighter and bald
Flower: blossoms from May to June, flowers are small yellowish white, monoecious and in the form of dense corymbs
Fruit: the berries are red and ripen at the end of the year
Growth conditions / Cultivation / Care
Semi-shade to light-loving tree, not demanding on nutrients, resistant to frost, the bark is flammable even when wet, the seeds are brown and shiny
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Use / Function and landscape
an ornamental tree for urban tree stands, avenues
parks, gardens as solitaire
fruit cultivars in orchards or gardens as productive fruit trees.
Special use
Birds feed on the fruits, the alcoholic drink “jarabinka”
It is used in folk medicine, it is a source of vitamin C, they are called “oranges of the north”, when raw the fruits are inedible due to their hydrogen cyanide content
Reproduction
it is propagated by grafting or by grafting onto a rootstock
before sowing, the seeds must be kept cold for about 3 months at a temperature just above 0°C.
spread by birds and animals
Varieties
S.a. var. moravica, S.a. var. dulcis Karaetzi, “Pendula”
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