Sorbus domestica
Service Tree at Symonston, ACT
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| Sorbus domestica | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Mar 2017 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 12 Mar 2017 |
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2 comments
12 Mar 2017
I don't know how o distinguish Sorbus domestica (service tree) from Sorbus aucuparia (rowan) when it is too young to have fruit.
14 Mar 2017
Mike it is hard to tell them apart when they are not fruiting. I have never seen Rowan as a weed in Canberra so would ID this as Service Tree, which also tends to have blunt leaflets while those of Rowan tree tend to have more pointy or acute ends. Also the habitat in Scotland was to plant a Rowan tree in front of your house to ward of witches, so if you see a witch next to a Sorbus tree you know it must be Sorbus domestica and not S. aucuparia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.136917-35.349045
- Altitude 659.8m
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Mar 2017 10:56 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Species information
- Sorbus domestica Scientific name
- Service Tree Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 755m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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