Service tree
Service tree
Sorbus domestica
tree☀️ full-sun🪴 loam📏 small🌡️ RHS H5
🌵 Thorny
📋Quick Facts
Height
10.0-15.0m
Spread
6.0-10.0m
Growth
🐢 Slow
Takes time to establish
Care Level
👍 Moderate
Some experience helpful
Water
💧💧 Average watering
Every "7-10" days
Hardiness
Zone 6-7
About
Attractive small tree with white blossom and good autumn colour.
Top tip
Service tree is tolerant and low-maintenance; plant in sun or light shade for blossom and autumn foliage.
Also known as: Sorbo domestico, Jarząb brekinia / jarząb domowy, Cormier, Serviceboom / echte lijsterbes (Sorbus domestica), Elsbeere, Sorveira-brava / sorveira-doméstica, Sorbus domestica, Serbal común / serbal de los cazadores mayor
Pest Resilience
4/5 — Good resilience
Few pest problems; a tough and underrated native fruit tree.
Visual Characteristics
🌲
Cones
Produces cones
The service tree year in your garden
Dispatching imaginary bots to check your garden out...
What to do now
How to Propagate
🌰Seed
Easy✂️Cutting
Moderate🌿Layering
Moderate🔗Grafting
Advanced🌬️Air layering
Advanced🦋Wildlife & Garden Ecology
Attracts
🐦 Birds
Great for supporting local pollinators and wildlife
Hardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H5
USDA 6–7 equivalent