Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz
Service berry; Checker tree, Wild service tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| English | Service berry; Checker tree, Wild service tree | |
| Français | Alisier; Sorbier alisier | |
| Italiano | Baccarello, ciavardello | |
| Suomi | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Norsk | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Čeština | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Español | Aliso terminal; Mostajo | |
| Svenska | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Polski | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Український | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Român | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Русский | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Български | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| EESTI | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| 日本語 | Elsbeere; Arlsbeere | |
| Other names | barkócafa (HU) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe; Mittelmeergebiet; Northern Africa; Mittlerer Osten | |||
| States and Territories | Azerbaijan; Albania; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Luxembourg; Bosnia & Hercegovina; England; Bulgaria; Montenegro; Corsica; Czech Republic; Croatia; Denmark; France; Germany (Brandenburg, Berlin [I], Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Hessen [I], Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, +Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Georgia [Caucasus]; Greece; Switzerland; Spain; Hungary; Italy; San Marino; Portugal; Macedonia; Moldova; Poland; Northern Caucasus; Romania; Sardinia; Sicily; Slovakia; Slovenia; Serbia & Kosovo; Crimea; Algeria; Morocco; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); European Turkey; Iran (N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan); Lebanon (C-Lebanon); Syria (coastal W-Syria) | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Rosaceae | |||
| Genus | Sorbus | |||
| Species | torminalis | |||
| Author citation | (L.) Crantz | |||
| Scientific name | Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/rossotor.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | mit regelmässigem Farbkern /E with regular heartwood /F bois de coeur régulièrement présent /P cerne de cor regularmente presente /S duramen de color regularmente presente | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 670.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 900.00 | % | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 53.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | - | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 108.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 11700.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Flooring; art objects |
Appearances
Wood
SOTR , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
SOTR , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
SOTR , braunkern, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
SOTR , geraeuchert, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
SOTR , geraeuchert , ©Bollinger Furniere
SOTR , kern , ©Bollinger Furniere
SOTR , schwarz , ©Bollinger Furniere
Bark
SOTR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
SOTR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
SOTR , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
SOTR , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
SOTR , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson