Autumn 2024
Order now for delivery from week commencing 4th November for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
2 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour
- Brown
Category
- Whitebeam trees
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Categories
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
2
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
2
Stock availability
All
2
In stock
0
Not in stock
2
Available form
1-year
2-year
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
1
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
2
Autumn foliage colour
1
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
1
Upright-spreading / Vase
1
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
2
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
1
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
1
Average
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
1
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
1
Occasional drought
Coastal site
2
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
2
RHS Plants for Pollinators
1
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
2
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
2
June
2
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
1
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
1
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
1
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
2
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
2
Pink
Purple
Red
1
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
2
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
1
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
2
Evergreen
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Varieties list
John Bond
An unusual species of Sorbus, the leaves are particularly attractive for their white undersides.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus hemsleyi
John Mitchell
John Mitchell is a popular whitebeam, notable for its large white-green leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus x aria