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
3 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour
- Orange / Red
Category
- Rowan trees
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Categories
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
1
Crab-apple trees
2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
3
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
2
Our recommendations
1
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
3
Not in stock
0
Available form
1-year
3
2-year
3
3-year
1
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
3
12L pot
3
7L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
3
Attractive tree / plant
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
2
Autumn foliage colour
2
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
2
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
3
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
2
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
2
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
2
Occasional drought
Coastal site
2
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
3
RHS Plants for Pollinators
1
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
3
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
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
3
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
2
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
1
Orange / Red
2
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
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
3
Pink
3
Purple
Red
4
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
3
Yellow / Orange
2
Yellow / Red
White
2
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
2
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
1
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
1
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
1
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
3
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Lutescens
An excellent garden tree, very hardy, easy to grow, and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. Grey-green leaves turn russet in autumn, with orange berries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus aria
Olympic Flame
Olympic Flame (or Dodong) is an attractive small rowan tree, its orange/red autumn leaf-colours are amongst the best.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus ulleungensis
Sorbus sargentiana
A broad spreading rowan with bright orange fruitlets and autumn foliage.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus sargentiana