Sorbus tianschanica

Rupr.

Tien-Shan mountain ash

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit 175 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A large shrub or small tree. It grows 3-5 m tall. It has a wide crown. The young shoots are greenish-brown and have some hairs. Older shoots are reddish and have thin bark that peels off. The leaves are compound with an odd number of leaflets. They are 10-16 cm long. There are 6 to 8 pairs of leaflets. The flowering groups are very large. They are loose and 10-15 cm wide with 25-30 flowers. The fruit are 12 mm across. They are yellow-red when young and become dark red at maturity. They are edible.

Edible Uses

The fruits are eaten and are considered best after frosts.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten and are best after frosts.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows near the upper edges of fir forests at 2,000-3,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds, layering or root sprouts.

Also Known As

Chetani

References (3)

Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371
Kang, J. et al, 2016, Wild food plants and fungi used in the mycophilous Tibetan community of Zhagana (Tewo Country, Gansu, China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:21
Khojimatov, O. K. et al, 2015, Some wild growing plants in traditional foods of Uzbekistan. Journal of Ethnic Foods. 2 (2015) 25-28