Home rowan (Sorbus domestica)
Appearance: A deciduous tree shedding its leaves for the winter, about height 15-20 meters. The crown is roundish in outline, usually strongly vaulted, with numerous branches predominantly horizontally protruding or slightly raised. Kora, just like on old pear trees, with numerous, delicate cracks, divided into small rectangular tiles. Initially silky pubescent shoots, different colors on the top and bottom. Bright green winter donuts, a bit sticky and shiny, longitudinally oval are approx 1 cm in length. Torsion leaves, odd feathers. with a dozen (from 13 do 21) leaves, they have a total of 12-25 cm in length and up to 10 cm wide. Long leaves 3-5 cm are oblong, elliptical or oval in outline, sharply serrated singly or indistinctly double, to one third of the leaf length, almost the entire edge, rounded at the base; dark or yellowish green on top, almost naked, from underneath – lighter and slightly hairy.
Flowers gathered in a wide, conical podbaldachy 6-10 centimeters. Single pure white or creamy white flowers, with a width of approx 15 mm, on peduncles.
The apple fruit is quite large (2-3 cm in length), pear-shaped or ovoid-oblong, and sometimes roundish – apple shape. greenish or reddish-brown, usually more flushed on the side exposed to the sun.
Habitat: In its natural state, home rowan prefers moderately dry, usually quite warm, rocky habitats in fertile and dry oak forests,
Occurrence; Widely distributed primarily in Southern Europe and North Africa. It is often cultivated due to its edible fruit, mainly in the same areas as the grapevines.
Flowering period: Now|until June.
General thoughts; The fruits of the rowanberry were unjustly forgotten. Also because of its decorative appearance, especially during the fruiting season, this tree should return to the orchards.