Common Whitebeam with no name, or a name only known to other Whitebeam, Saint-Laurent-de-Trèves, France
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
September 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Common Whitebeam with no name, or a name only known to other Whitebeam, Saint-Laurent-de-Trèves, France
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
Common Whitebeam with no name, or a name only known to other Whitebeam - Saint-Laurent-de-Trèves, France
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
February 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Common Whitebeam with no name, or a name only known to other Whitebeam - Saint-Laurent-de-Trèves, France
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) are named for the underside of the leaves being almost white transforming the appearance of the tree in strong winds
Photo: Han van Meegeren
Whitebeam blossom. May 2026
#whitebeam #blossom #flowers #BloomScrolling #trees #nature #monochrome #bokeh #ClassicMono #sonyalpha #photography
#whitebeam #blossom #flowers #BloomScrolling #trees #nature #monochrome #bokeh #ClassicMono #sonyalpha #photography
June 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Whitebeam blossom. May 2026
#whitebeam #blossom #flowers #BloomScrolling #trees #nature #monochrome #bokeh #ClassicMono #sonyalpha #photography
#whitebeam #blossom #flowers #BloomScrolling #trees #nature #monochrome #bokeh #ClassicMono #sonyalpha #photography
Leaves from three species of endemic whitebeam, all from Arran. Top left is Arran Whitebeam, top right is Arran Service-tree, bottom is Catacol Whitebeam, arguably one of the rarest trees on the planet with only a single mature individual left in the wild. Plant Atlas: share.google/1KLV7i0QyxC7...
September 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Leaves from three species of endemic whitebeam, all from Arran. Top left is Arran Whitebeam, top right is Arran Service-tree, bottom is Catacol Whitebeam, arguably one of the rarest trees on the planet with only a single mature individual left in the wild. Plant Atlas: share.google/1KLV7i0QyxC7...
English Whitebeam, Sorbus anglica, on top, with those wide, rounded, lobed leaves.
Grey-leaved Whitebeam, Sorbus porrigentiformis, on the bottom with those pinched, swept-forward leaves.
English Whitebeam is a British and Irish endemic, Grey-leaved is a British endemic.
Grey-leaved Whitebeam, Sorbus porrigentiformis, on the bottom with those pinched, swept-forward leaves.
English Whitebeam is a British and Irish endemic, Grey-leaved is a British endemic.
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
English Whitebeam, Sorbus anglica, on top, with those wide, rounded, lobed leaves.
Grey-leaved Whitebeam, Sorbus porrigentiformis, on the bottom with those pinched, swept-forward leaves.
English Whitebeam is a British and Irish endemic, Grey-leaved is a British endemic.
Grey-leaved Whitebeam, Sorbus porrigentiformis, on the bottom with those pinched, swept-forward leaves.
English Whitebeam is a British and Irish endemic, Grey-leaved is a British endemic.
Delighted to get good views of the Sykes's Warbler at Girdle Ness today. I saw it only briefly yesterday morning, realised it was something significant but was unable to pin it down. Later, I scoped the bushes from home and got it on the house list🙃
#Birds #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK #PatchBirding
#Birds #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK #PatchBirding
October 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Delighted to get good views of the Sykes's Warbler at Girdle Ness today. I saw it only briefly yesterday morning, realised it was something significant but was unable to pin it down. Later, I scoped the bushes from home and got it on the house list🙃
#Birds #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK #PatchBirding
#Birds #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK #PatchBirding
June 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Swedish whitebeam @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
May 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Swedish whitebeam @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Two similar endemic whitebeams. On the left is Round-leaved Whitebeam, on the right is Twin Cliffs Whitebeam.
Described in 2009, the Twin Cliffs Whitebeam was named Sorbus eminentoides, which means, basically, 'looks like Round-leaved Whitebeam' - whose scientific name is Sorbus eminens.
Described in 2009, the Twin Cliffs Whitebeam was named Sorbus eminentoides, which means, basically, 'looks like Round-leaved Whitebeam' - whose scientific name is Sorbus eminens.
October 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Two similar endemic whitebeams. On the left is Round-leaved Whitebeam, on the right is Twin Cliffs Whitebeam.
Described in 2009, the Twin Cliffs Whitebeam was named Sorbus eminentoides, which means, basically, 'looks like Round-leaved Whitebeam' - whose scientific name is Sorbus eminens.
Described in 2009, the Twin Cliffs Whitebeam was named Sorbus eminentoides, which means, basically, 'looks like Round-leaved Whitebeam' - whose scientific name is Sorbus eminens.
New one for me #ThickTrunkTuesday this is an Oxel (in Swedish) a Swedish Whitebeam #dalsland last week.
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New one for me #ThickTrunkTuesday this is an Oxel (in Swedish) a Swedish Whitebeam #dalsland last week.
Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia) in Whiteshill on Thursday,love those leaves 🍃
May 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia) in Whiteshill on Thursday,love those leaves 🍃
In 2005, botanist & poet Libby Houston discovered a new species of tree in the Avon Gorge.
The tree (a hybrid of a common whitebeam and a Bristol whitebeam) was named “Houston’s whitebeam” after its discoverer.
Only a single specimen of this hybrid is known to exist in the world.
The tree (a hybrid of a common whitebeam and a Bristol whitebeam) was named “Houston’s whitebeam” after its discoverer.
Only a single specimen of this hybrid is known to exist in the world.
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
In 2005, botanist & poet Libby Houston discovered a new species of tree in the Avon Gorge.
The tree (a hybrid of a common whitebeam and a Bristol whitebeam) was named “Houston’s whitebeam” after its discoverer.
Only a single specimen of this hybrid is known to exist in the world.
The tree (a hybrid of a common whitebeam and a Bristol whitebeam) was named “Houston’s whitebeam” after its discoverer.
Only a single specimen of this hybrid is known to exist in the world.
What a pleasure to encounter an Irish whitebeam (Aria hibernica) last week in St John's Wood, Roscommon.
This special tree is both unique to Ireland (endemic) and very rare, with probably only 240-1,000 individuals still surviving in the wild.
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This special tree is both unique to Ireland (endemic) and very rare, with probably only 240-1,000 individuals still surviving in the wild.
🌏
May 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
What a pleasure to encounter an Irish whitebeam (Aria hibernica) last week in St John's Wood, Roscommon.
This special tree is both unique to Ireland (endemic) and very rare, with probably only 240-1,000 individuals still surviving in the wild.
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This special tree is both unique to Ireland (endemic) and very rare, with probably only 240-1,000 individuals still surviving in the wild.
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The old and the new.
Shaggy Brackets, Inonotus hispidus.
Last year's black fruitbodies and this year's fresh, orange one. On a Swedish Whitebeam tree in Eaton Park, Norwich, yesterday.
#Fungi #FungiFriends
Shaggy Brackets, Inonotus hispidus.
Last year's black fruitbodies and this year's fresh, orange one. On a Swedish Whitebeam tree in Eaton Park, Norwich, yesterday.
#Fungi #FungiFriends
July 21, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The old and the new.
Shaggy Brackets, Inonotus hispidus.
Last year's black fruitbodies and this year's fresh, orange one. On a Swedish Whitebeam tree in Eaton Park, Norwich, yesterday.
#Fungi #FungiFriends
Shaggy Brackets, Inonotus hispidus.
Last year's black fruitbodies and this year's fresh, orange one. On a Swedish Whitebeam tree in Eaton Park, Norwich, yesterday.
#Fungi #FungiFriends
Autumn colour from yesterday’s #WiltsBotSoc meeting at Great Wood, Grittenham - (Swedish?) Whitebeam, Wayfaing Tree, Bullace (very tasty!) and Wild Service Tree #WildflowerHour
September 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Autumn colour from yesterday’s #WiltsBotSoc meeting at Great Wood, Grittenham - (Swedish?) Whitebeam, Wayfaing Tree, Bullace (very tasty!) and Wild Service Tree #WildflowerHour
Explored the South Cumbrian coastal limestone recently, rewarded with 3 rare endemic species; Lancastrian Whitebeam, Small Spotted Hawkweed & Humphrey Head Hawkweed (the latter prob restricted to around 250 plants globally), also Spiked Speedwell about to burst into flower! #Botany #Hawkweeds
June 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Explored the South Cumbrian coastal limestone recently, rewarded with 3 rare endemic species; Lancastrian Whitebeam, Small Spotted Hawkweed & Humphrey Head Hawkweed (the latter prob restricted to around 250 plants globally), also Spiked Speedwell about to burst into flower! #Botany #Hawkweeds
A couple more endemic whitebeam leaves; Bristol Whitebeam on the left, with those lovely jagged lobes, found only in the Avon Gorge.
The aptly named Round-leaved Whitebeam is on the right, also from (but not *only* from) the Avon Gorge, easily distinguished by those ping-pong bat leaves.
The aptly named Round-leaved Whitebeam is on the right, also from (but not *only* from) the Avon Gorge, easily distinguished by those ping-pong bat leaves.
September 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A couple more endemic whitebeam leaves; Bristol Whitebeam on the left, with those lovely jagged lobes, found only in the Avon Gorge.
The aptly named Round-leaved Whitebeam is on the right, also from (but not *only* from) the Avon Gorge, easily distinguished by those ping-pong bat leaves.
The aptly named Round-leaved Whitebeam is on the right, also from (but not *only* from) the Avon Gorge, easily distinguished by those ping-pong bat leaves.
Some Exploits from Exmoor for #wildflowerhour including the No Parking Whitebeam
May 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Some Exploits from Exmoor for #wildflowerhour including the No Parking Whitebeam
I bought this Whitebeam as a twig two years ago!
April 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I bought this Whitebeam as a twig two years ago!
"They're mine, all mine!" The Whitebeam in Spa Gardens #Bermondsey is full of woodpigeons feasting on the berries. #autumn #trees #birds
September 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
"They're mine, all mine!" The Whitebeam in Spa Gardens #Bermondsey is full of woodpigeons feasting on the berries. #autumn #trees #birds
Some tree #Fruits for #WildFlowerHour - rowan, spindle, whitebeam and holly
September 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Some tree #Fruits for #WildFlowerHour - rowan, spindle, whitebeam and holly
Sorbus Porrigentiformis (Grey-leaved Whitebeam) on Craig Cwm Ddu in the Brecon beacons 2.8.26.
August 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Sorbus Porrigentiformis (Grey-leaved Whitebeam) on Craig Cwm Ddu in the Brecon beacons 2.8.26.