Sorbus needhamii NJM 11.005

This is the first reintroduction from the type locality on Leigong Shan summit, Guizhou, China. Named after Edward Needham who first collected it this makes a sturdy small whitebeam with fairly slim foliage, green above and grey-white beneath with many closely packed parallel veins, turning yellow in autumn. Clusters of white flowers in summer followed by green turning bright-red fruits.