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Sorbus trees are also known as Mountain Ash, Rowan trees, and Whitebeam. Lovely white, pink, red and yellow berries appear in autumn alongside a wonderful display of foliage. One of the most diverse range, interesting, and rewarding of tree groups for gardens.
Sorbus berries make delicious jellies similar to crab apples. You have to be quick to get berries from the Sorbus tree, because the birds will take the red berries first, leaving the obviously less appetising other colours until later. This way a collection of Sorbus can attract a wide variety of birds over several months.
The Rowanberry tree is easy to grow in almost any soil. Sorbus trees are very hardy and are tolerant of urban pollution and coastal conditions. Some varieties of rowan trees are very good host trees for mistletoe.
Whitebeam
Young creamy leaves turn grey-green in summer. White flowers/red berries. Height after 10yrs 5m x 4m.
Rowan or Mountain Ash
Common Rowan with bunches of bright red fruit. Lance shaped leaves, orange in autumn. 5m x 3m after 10yrs.
Orange-copper stems with fern like leaves, yellow in autumn. Clusters of red berries. Medium height.
One of the few true orange fruited Mountain Ash. A neat tree with delicate leaves. Height 3m.
Rowan & Whitebeam
Fern like leaves producing good autumn colours and large bunches of rose pink fruits. Small in height.
Upright tree with fern like leaves turning orange and red in autumn. Bright pink berries, great for birds.
Striking white underside to the large heavily veined leaves. White flowers followed by brown fruits.
Blueish green, pinnate leaves turn vivid red in autumn. Clusters of pink tinged white fruit in abundance.
Spectacular pink fruit in August turning white in winter. Excellent autumn foliage. Good tree for small gardens.
Broad, bushy open tree, large, red, sticky winter buds, Red autumn colour and bunches of scarlet fruits.
Striking, young, red leaves emerge from large sticky leaf buds in spring. Covered in red berries in autumn.
Small erect tree, with large glossy leaves. White to golden yellow fruit. Height after 10 years up to 4m.