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  • SORBUS 'Joseph Rock'
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    SORBUS 'Joseph Rock'

    Commonly known as Rowan

    Fine cut foliage, creamy yellow berries and good autumn colour
    H/Std
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    10 to 15 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    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.
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    £80.00 each 
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    • Berries
      These plants have berries.
    • Good to know
      Prone to fireblight. Wildlife plant - flowers attract flies, bees and beetles.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, sawfly larva, canker, honey fungus, fireblight.
    • Place of origin
      From a seed collected in northwestern Yunnan, China, in 1932 by plant collecter Joseph Rock.
    • Deciduous
      Pinnate leaves to 15cm (6in) long, composed of up to 21 narrowly oblong, sharply-toothed, bright-green leaflets. Autumn colour of orange, red and purple.
    • White
    • Coastal / windswept
      Slightly back from the sea
    • Fully hardy
    • Pinnate
    • Serrate
    • Oblong
    • Height
      10m (33ft)
    • Spread
      7m (22ft)
    • Tree
      Broadly upright tree. Produces flowers in flat-topped clusters 10cm (4in) across. Yellow berries turn orange-yellow with age.
    • 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
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Moderately fertile. Humus-rich
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
      Light, dappled shade
    • Rounded to broadly columnar
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    • Mature Size
      10m (33ft)
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        7m (22ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
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    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
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    £8.50
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