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Sorbopyrus species - .

Author	.	Botanical references
Family	Rosaceae	Genus	Sorbopyrus
Synonyms
Known Hazards	None known
Range	A bi-generic hybrid of garden origin.
Habitat	Not known in the wild.
Edibility Rating	3 (1-5)	Medicinal Rating	0 (1-5)

Physical Characteristics

A decidious Tree growing to 10m.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Habitats

Woodland Garden; Canopy; Secondary;

Cultivars: (as above except)
'Shipova' not Canopy; Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Fruit.

Fruit - raw or cooked[183].

Medicinal Uses

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None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Succeeds in a well-drained moisture-retentive soil in an open sunny position[200]. Succeeds in light shade but fruits less well in such a position. This species is a bi-generic hybrid of garden origin between a Sorbus species and Pyrus communis[183].

Propagation

Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if this is possible, otherwise in late winter. The plant produces very little fertile seed, and this does not breed true[200], though some interesting plants might be produced[K]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Grafting is the best method of propagating this plant. This is best carried out in early spring, though budding can be carried out in the summer.

Cultivars

'Shipova'

The medium-size, round, yellow fruit has a firm deliciously flavoured flesh[183]. Apparently quite hardy, this cultivar originated in Yugoslavia[183]. A productive and scab resistant tree, it blooms in mid spring and ripens in August[183].

Links

References

[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.

[183] Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

Readers Comments

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