This large shrub to small tree has a solitary trunk with spreading branches that form a compact rounded crown. It has glossy green lobed leaves and the bell-shaped creamy white flowers appear in a cluster during late spring followed by reddish fruit.

Hardiness zones 7 to 9

Sorbus mougeotiiis naturally found in central and western Europe from the eastern Pyrenees to the Austrian Alps and north to the Vosges Mountains, growing in woodlands on high slopes and in the valleys.

It prefers an open sunny to partially shaded position and grows in most well-drained fertile moist soils and is pH adaptable and is frost and moderately drought tolerant.

Vosges Whitebeam is grown for its flowers, colourful fruit and growth habit. It is planted in parks and gardens as a lawn specimen or used in woodland settings for attracting birds. It is suitable for inland and low-mountain regions establishing in 3-5 years and is moderately long-lived. ID 3565

Sorbus(SAW-bus) mougeotii(moo-GYOT-ee-eye)

Rosaceae(ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Rose Family