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Expertly Grown In The UK
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Expertly Grown In The UK
Carefully Hand Delivered

Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia

UK native tree with wildlife appeal and colour in every season

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

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90-120cm 2 Year Old Bare Root Tree

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£45

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The highlights

  • Superb wildlife friendly native tree with shiny red berries for the birds
  • Compact tree with spectacular autumn colour
  • Spring flowers attract early pollinators to your garden
  • Pollution tolerant and suitable for all garden sizes

Description

  • The UK native tree that's got it all - spring flowers, bright red berries and warm autumn colour. Oh and it's a big hit with wildlife, attracting bees, butterflies, moths and birds including waxwings, thrushes and fieldfares
  • In the spring, Sorbus bursts into life, producing clusters of creamy white flowers to welcome the bees back into your garden
  • Later in the year, Rowans erupt into a fiery display of orange and gold foliage whilst producing an abundance of shiny red berries which brighten up your autumn garden and provide much needed food for the local birds during winter
  • The Mountain Ash's rounded, compact shape, reaching just over 6x4m, makes it an ideal tree for smaller gardens
  • Winner of RHS Award of Garden Merit and Plants for Pollinators status
  • Our trees are lovingly grown here in the UK for between 18 and 36 months before being carefully packaged and sent out with a specialist courier
  • We professionally prune every tree before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE
  • Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.MORE
  • Did you know? Rowans are very much steeped in folklore, known as a protective tree against witches and believed to have saved the life of the god Thor. In Norse mythology, the Rowan tree is known as the tree from which the first woman was made, and legend has it that it saved the life of the god Thor by bending over a fast flowing river in the Underworld in which he was being swept away, enabling him to grab the branch and get back to shore safelyMORE
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

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What To Expect

Supplied as:

Bare Root
Our trees are supplied as “bare roots” meaning that the roots of the trees are established below the ground but not actively growing (dormant) between November and March. As bare roots are stored without any soil or pot, they would easily settle themselves when in contact with soil in your garden. Don't panic if your tree is not showing any sign of growth above the ground comes April, as its still in the dormant phase.
9L Eco Pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Eco Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Eco Pots use 70% less plastic then traditional pots and can be recycled easily. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.
Mature tree in 18L pot

Height on arrival:

90-120cm inc. roots
120-150cm inc. pot
1.8-2.2m

Eventual height:

6m (20ft)
8m (25ft)

Eventual spread:

4m (13ft)
4m (13ft)
4m (13ft)

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

White
Fluffy white flowers in spring and early summer
White
Fluffy white flowers in spring and early summer
White
Fluffy white flowers in spring and early summer

Habit:

Bushy
Bushy
Bushy

Hardiness:

Fully Hardy
Rowan trees are native to the UK and will not be damaged by the winter
Fully Hardy
Rowan trees are native to the UK and will not be damaged by the winter
Fully Hardy
Rowan trees are native to the UK and will not be damaged by the winter

Rootstock:

Spacing:

How To Grow

High Disease Resistance / Average Pest Resistance

Not prone to many diseases in cold regions but prone to fire blight in warm areas. Prune away affected branches if this happens. Lichen will sometimes grow on the bark, and in rural areas Deer may eat the berries.MORE

Water during dry spells

Watering is only needed in long droughts. You can also water thoroughly during spring to ensure rapid growth during summer months.

Full sun or partial shade

Sorbus trees aren't too picky about their position - they will grow in open, sunny sites (6h+) or partial shade (3-6h).

Happy in most soils

Prefers well drained, acidic soils best

Prune annually

Never prune during the growing season as sap will attract bugs and diseases, although any time of year is acceptable for dead wood removal. If diseased, then prune away affected branches.

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South Downs National Park

Meet John

110 years' expertise free with every tree

John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
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at every step

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of experts.

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Where do you deliver?

We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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