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Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Amelasorbus jackii	Jack's amelasorbus	Shrub	2.0	3-7		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Sorbus alnifolia	Korean Mountain Ash	Tree	15.0	4-7	F	LMH	SN	M	1	0	2
Sorbus americana	American Mountain Ash	Tree	10.0	2-6	S	LMH	SN	M	1	2	2
Sorbus aria	Whitebeam, Chess-apple	Tree	12.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	3	1	4
Sorbus aucuparia	Mountain Ash, European mountain ash	Tree	15.0	3-6	M	LMH	SN	M	2	2	3
Sorbus austriaca		Tree	10.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Sorbus commixta		Tree	10.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Sorbus decora	Showy Mountain Ash	Tree	10.0	0-0		LMH	SN	M	1	1	2
Sorbus devoniensis	Devon Whitebeam	Tree	13.0	6-9	M	LMH	SN	M	3	0	2
Sorbus domestica	Service Tree	Tree	15.0	6-10	M	LMH	SN	M	5	0	2
Sorbus gracilis		Shrub	2.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Sorbus hybrida	Swedish Service Tree, Oakleaf mountain ash	Tree	9.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Sorbus intermedia	Swedish Whitebeam	Tree	12.0	4-8	M	LMH	SN	M	2	0	3
Sorbus japonica		Tree	20.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Sorbus lanata		Tree	10.0	4-8	M	LMH	SN	M	3	0	2
Sorbus latifolia	French Hales	Tree	14.0	4-8	M	LMH	SN	M	4	0
Sorbus mougeotii		Tree	18.0	5-9	M	LMH	SN	M	4	0
Sorbus pohuashanensis		Tree	10.0	4-8	F	LMH	SN	M	1	0
Sorbus sambucifolia	Siberian mountain ash	Shrub	0.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Sorbus scopulina	Western Mountain Ash, Greene's mountain ash, Cascade mountain ash	Shrub	4.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	2	1	1
Sorbus sitchensis	Sitka Mountain Ash, Western mountain ash	Shrub	1.8	4-8	S	LMH	SN	M	1	1	2
Sorbus species		Tree	10.0	6-9		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Sorbus thibetica	Tibetan whitebeam	Tree	20.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	3	0	0
Sorbus torminalis	Wild Service Tree, Checkertree	Tree	20.0	5-9	M	LMH	SN	M	4	0	2
Sorbus vestita		Tree	10.0	6-9		LMH	SN	M	1	0

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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