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  • SORBUS aucuparia
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    SORBUS aucuparia

    Commonly known as Common mountain ash, Quicken tree, Rantry, Rowan

    The widespread rowan.
    H/Std
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    10 to 15 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from APRIL 2025
    £80.00 each 
    Available again from APRIL 2025 - When fresh stock arrives
     
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    • Berries
      These plants have berries.
    • Good to know
      The native rowan. Attractive forms have been selected by nurseries over time and have been propagated by grafting. Wildlife plant - flies, bees and beetles are attracted to the flowers and birds to the berries.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, sawfly larva, canker, honey fungus, fireblight.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, Asia
    • Deciduous
      Leaves are oblong-lance-shaped to elliptic, to 20cm (8in) long with up to 12 oblong-lance-shaped, sharply-toothed leaflets. Leaves turn red or yellow in autumn
    • White
    • Coastal / windswept
      Slightly back from the sea
    • Fully hardy
    • Pinnate
    • Serrate
    • Oblanceolate
    • Height
      15m (49ft)
    • Spread
      7m (23ft)
    • Tree
      Broadly conical to rounded tree. Produces flowers in flat-topped clusters to 12cm (5in) across followed by bunches of orange-red berries.
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
      Light, dappled shade.
    • Rounded to broadly columnar
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    • Mature Size
      15m (49ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        7m (23ft)
       
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