Wood of Sorbus domestica

Sorbus domestica, also known as Service Tree, is a tree that can grow up to 20 meters high. The tree's dense and tough wood is suitable for special products such as mechanical parts, yardsticks, inlays, or instruments. Its wood belongs to the most durable woods in Europe and was used for mechanical uses like cogwheels, gun stocks, or cable controls and woodscrews as it's heavy and loses nearly nothing of its volume when it seasons. The tree blooms in May with hermaphrodite and insect-pollinated flowers clustered in corymbs measuring 10-14 cm in diameter. The seeds germinate best after a two-week warm phase and a subsequent multi-week cold stratification. The Service Tree's fruit is edible and used to make a spirit called sherbet that is distilled in Switzerland, France, and Luxembourg.