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
10 varieties
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Fruit colour
- Red
Category
- Rowan trees
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Categories
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
4
Crab-apple trees
10
Fruiting ornamental trees
3
Hawthorn trees
3
Native trees
1
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
10
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
2
Our recommendations
5
Stock availability
All
10
In stock
5
Not in stock
5
Available form
1-year
3
2-year
5
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
4
12L pot
5
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
10
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
4
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
4
Attractive fruit
7
Attractive tree / plant
4
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
4
Autumn foliage colour
9
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
1
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
6
Upright-spreading / Vase
3
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
9
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
3
Some shade
Tolerates shade
1
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
1
Light prune
4
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
1
Average
8
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
4
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
7
Occasional drought
Coastal site
7
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
10
RHS Plants for Pollinators
4
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
10
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
10
June
6
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
9
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
1
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
2
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
2
Orange / Red
4
Bronze / Purple
1
Multiple tints
2
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
3
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
9
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
1
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
1
Ireland
Italy
Japan
1
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
3
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
10
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Beissneri
Beissneri is a compact form of the Common Rowan, with red berries and good autumn colours.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Chinese Lace
A neat attractive Rowan with bright green leaves and dusky pink berries.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus
Common Rowan
The Rowan or Mountain Ash, native to most parts of the UK. The leaves turn golden red in autumn, accompanied by clusters of red berries. One of the largest species of Sorbus.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Embley
Embley is a form of the Japanese Rowan, featuring red berries and scarlet autumn leaf colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus commixta
Emiel
Emiel has long leaves, with silvery-green undersides, turning orange in autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus folgneri
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A particularly upright form of the Mountain Ash, and one of the most disease-resistant.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Gibbsii
Gibbsii grows with a neat spreading columnar form, sprinkled with clusters of bright red fruits in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus hybrida
Rose Queen
An unusual small rowan tree, featuring clusters of dark-pink red very persistent berries.
Fruit colour: Red
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Sorbus
Sheerwater Seedling
A compact upright form of the Common Rowan, notable for its abundant fruiting.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus japonica
An upright rowan with large oval leaves and attractive autumn colours and large red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus japonica