Sorbus pseudomeinichii of the location. The species is named after Glen Catacol where it was found and one of the two surviving plants is thought to be more than fifty years old. Sorbus pseudomeinichii Sorbus pseudomeinichii, known as false rowan and Catacol whitebeam, is a rare tree endemic to the Isle of Arran in south west Scotland. It is believed to have arisen as a hybrid of the native rowan ("Sorbus aucuparia") and the cut-leaved whitebeam ("Sorbus pseudofennica") which is in turn a rowan/Arran whitebeam ("Sorbus arranensis") hybrid. Only two specimens of the Catacol whitebeam are known, making it the rarest tree
Sorbus aucuparia asymmetrical at the bottom. "S. aucuparia" foliage grows in May and turns yellow in autumn or a dark red in dry locations. Buds of "S. aucuparia" are often longer than 1 cm and have flossy to felted hairs. These hairs, which disappear over time, cover dark brown to black bud scales. The terminal buds are oval and pointed and larger than axillary buds, which are narrow, oval and pointed, close to the twig, and often curved towards it. "S. aucuparia" is monoecious. It reaches maturity at age 10 and carries ample fruit almost every year. The plant flowers from May