Whitebeams, Rowans and Service Trees of Britain and Ireland: A Monograph of British and Irish Sorbus L.

This monograph contains descriptions of the 52 (44 species and eight hybrids) native or naturalized Sorbus taxa in the UK and Ireland. It is based on morphological and molecular taxonomic studies coupled with extensive field work, during which 22 new trees have been described. It is the result of over ten years collaborative work between the National Museum Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and the Universities of Bristol, Exeter and Oxford.

The book starts with an excellent 21‐page general introduction covering a wealth of information for the specialist and non‐specialist alike. This includes: the history of the Sorbus taxonomy in...