Autumn 2024
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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
16 varieties
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Fruit colour
- Pink
Fruit colour
- White
Category
- Rowan trees
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Categories
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
16
Our recommendations
1
Stock availability
All
16
In stock
13
Not in stock
3
Available form
1-year
6
2-year
13
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
6
12L pot
13
7L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
15
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
4
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
2
Attractive fruit
14
Attractive tree / plant
2
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
3
Autumn foliage colour
15
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
1
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
5
Upright-spreading / Vase
7
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
1
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
1
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
15
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
5
Some shade
2
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
2
No need to prune
Light prune
13
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
8
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
Free-draining site
3
Occasional flooding
13
Occasional drought
1
Coastal site
14
Air pollution
2
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
15
RHS Plants for Pollinators
3
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
14
Cream
Pink - light
2
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
1
May
13
June
8
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
14
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
1
Bluish-green
1
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
3
Orange / Red
5
Bronze / Purple
3
Multiple tints
5
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
4
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
2
Orange / Red
7
Pink
12
Purple
Red
10
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
5
Yellow / Orange
5
Yellow / Red
White
7
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
14
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
1
China
3
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
5
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
16
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Eastern Promise
Features feathered leaves, and pink-red fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Ember Glow
This rowan has bluish-green leaves which turn orange-red in the autumn.The fruitlets are red, and persist well into winter.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus aucuparia
Glendoick Spire
TM
A small compact rowan with an upright form, notable for its bright pink fruitlets and feathered leaves.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus aucuparia
Glendoick White Baby
®
Glendoick White Baby is a superb tree for autumn colour, with large bright white berries and bright red leaves.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus
Kashmir rowan
An unusual rowan, with light pink blossom, and white fruitlets, which are larger than usual for rowans.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus cashmiriana
Leonard Messel
A good all-round small rowan tree, with good autumn colours and cascades of pink fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Pearls
A small spreading rowan tree, named for its clusters of pearl-white berries.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus bissetii
Pink Charm
A small rowan with a spreading habit, large feathered leaves, and bright pink berries.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus vilmorinii
Pink Ness
A very upright rowan tree, with pretty pink fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Pink Pagoda
Pink Pagoda features clusters of pale pink fruits in late summer, and good autumn foliage colours.
Fruit colour: Pink
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Sorbus hupehensis
Pink Pearl
A small upright rowan tree with clusters of pink-flecked white fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus
Rosiness
A small rowan tree with white-pink flowers and cascades of pink berries.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus rosea
Sorbus helenae
A species of rowan featuring pink/white fruitlets and good autumn colours.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus helenae
Sorbus hupehensis
A classic rowan tree with pink berries and good autumn leaf colours.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus hupehensis
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
Similar characteristics to Sorbus vilmorinii, not quite as vigorous, but heavier fruiting.
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
Sorbus vilmorinii
The main feature of this Rowan trees is the pink fruitlets, which turn white as autumn progresses. It is one of the smaller Sorbus species, but also one of the more spreading.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus vilmorinii