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Varieties
10 varieties
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Leaf colour - autumn
- Multiple tints
Category
- Rowan trees
Category
- Whitebeam trees
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Categories
Amelanchier trees
1
Birch trees
1
Cercis (Redbud) trees
1
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
4
Crab-apple trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
9
Japanese flowering cherries
8
Flowering pears
1
Fruiting ornamental trees
4
Hawthorn trees
1
Melliferous trees
4
Japanese maple trees
1
Liquidambar trees
1
Maple trees
9
Native trees
2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
10
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
3
Our recommendations
3
Stock availability
All
10
In stock
5
Not in stock
5
Available form
1-year
2
2-year
5
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
2
12L pot
5
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
10
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
4
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
7
Attractive tree / plant
1
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
5
Autumn foliage colour
9
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
2
Upright-spreading / Vase
4
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
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
10
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
1
Some shade
Tolerates shade
1
Pruning
Do not prune
2
No need to prune
Light prune
7
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
1
Growth rate
?
Fast
1
Average
3
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
2
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
9
Occasional drought
Coastal site
9
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
10
RHS Plants for Pollinators
3
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
8
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
7
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
2
Bluish-green
1
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
1
Yellow
3
Yellow / Crimson
1
Orange / Gold
8
Orange / Red
18
Bronze / Purple
5
Multiple tints
10
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
1
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
5
Purple
Red
2
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
2
Yellow / Orange
1
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
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
Canada
1
China
Denmark
France
Germany
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
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
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
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
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
Lemon Drop
Lemon Drop is a small whitebeam tree, with the characteristic white undersides to its leaves. As the name suggests, the fruitlets are bright yellow.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Sorbus folgneri
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
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
Sorbus hupehensis
A classic rowan tree with pink berries and good autumn leaf colours.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus hupehensis
Sorbus japonica
An upright rowan with large oval leaves and attractive autumn colours and large red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus japonica
Wisley Gold
A good-sized yellow-fruiting mountain ash, with a spreading form.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus