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  • SORBUS aucuparia
    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
    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
      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)
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        7m (23ft)
       
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