Sorbus aria

Deciduous tree that can be up to 25 m tall, with hairy twigs and smooth grey bark. The leaves are simple, alternate (this character is seen best in the middle of the branches, as at the ends they can appear close together), broadly oval, rounded or oval-lanceolate. They are 4-12 cm long and 2-9 cm wide, serrated, sometimes pointed or with very shallow lobes, differentiating it from Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers., and S. latifolia (Lam.) Pers., which it could be confused with. The underside is covered by a dense, whitish or greyish tomentum that makes the leaves velvety, a character that it shares with the other two species mentioned. The flowers are white and develop in the spring in dense groups. The ripe fruits are red or brown, globose or a little oval in shape and less than 1 cm in diameter.