Sorbus pseudovilmorinii is a variable deciduous flowering tree.[1]
Sorbus is the ancient Latin name for the fruit of the service tree, Sorbus. ‘Service’ and ‘Sorbus’ are cognates.[3]
Pseudovilmorinii means ‘false vilmorinii’.[3]
Native to northern Vietnam,[1][2] Tibet,[1] and western China,[1][2] including Yunnan province,[1][2][4] from whence the most attractive specimens can be found.[1]
Grows in mountains, forest scrub,[2] or coniferous or mixed forests.[1]
Prefers a sunny or partially shaded site with free-draining soil. Dislikes heavy clay soils.[1]
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii is the parent of several Sorbus hybrids.[1]
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii is a variable deciduous flowering tree.