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Sorbus trees are usually called "rowan" or "mountain ash" in English. And yep, they also need bletting to be at their best. Mountain ash is a popular landscapi
by Turing_Machine 6y ago
Sorbus trees are usually called "rowan" or "mountain ash" in English. And yep, they also need bletting to be at their best.
Mountain ash is a popular landscaping tree here. Birds (particularly waxwings) flock to them in winter when there's little else to eat (and presumably when the fruit has become less bitter, thanks to bletting).
- DonaldFisk 6y agoAnother Sorbus species is the Wild Service Tree, or Sorbus torminalis. The trees grow in England. The fruit is the chequerberry, which also needs bletting before it's edible. The flavour's similar to tamarind.
- pvaldes 6y agoYep, I think that Rowan Atkinson has a very cool first name.