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Sorbus domestica Sorbia Sorbia, wild quince or otherwise Oon, Sorbia in ancient, before ripening have a bitter taste, they are ready for collection in late autumn when they acquire a brown color, they are usually collected unripe and left to ripen at room temperature for 1-3 weeks. In Greece as well as in the rest of Europe it was considered a sacred tree. The Celts believed that rowan wood fought and imprisoned evil spirits, while in Greek mythology it is attributed with divination abilities, as you mention that the seer Teiresias could read the future thanks to the stick of rowan wood he held, a gift from the goddess Athena.
Scientific name: Sorbus domestica L. 1753
Synonyms: Pyrus sorbus Gaertn. Mespilus domestica (L.) All.
