SORBUS aucuparia

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

The widespread rowan.

Whip

Pot size - 2 to 3 Litre - Click to view photo

Delivery Normally 3 - 5 days

Click & Collect Ready in 3 - 5 days

£20.00 each

H/Std

Pot size - 10 to 15 Litre - Click to view photo

Delivery Normally 3 - 5 days
Courier Only due to the size of this plant.
Due to limitations imposed by couriers, taller items might have to pruned to reduce height prior to dispatch.

Click & Collect Ready in 3 - 5 days

£80.00 each

Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes

Flowering

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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