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Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling

Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
European mountain Ash, Mountain Ash, Quickbeam, Rantry, Rowan, Ranty, Rowanberry

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Our rowan tree arrived in very good condition (perfect packaging) and the delivery person was very careful. Beautiful height of 2.50 m (8ft).

LAURENT, 05/10/2022

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Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling 7.5L/10L pot sample as delivered in autumn

7.5L/10L pot (Shipped height around 175/200cm)

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A variety of rowan tree that stands out for its large scarlet red decorative fruits, highly appreciated by birds. Its grey-green foliage turns yellow, or even red depending on the conditions, in autumn. Its white flowering blooms in April-May, making it a decorative tree for three out of four seasons! It has an upright and narrow habit and eventually forms a cone-shaped tree that reaches about ten metres in height.

Flower size

14 cm

Height at maturity

10 m

Spread at maturity

5 m

Exposure

Sun, Partial shade

Hardiness

Hardy down to -34.5°C

Soil moisture

all types, Moist soil

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Best planting time March, October

Recommended planting time February to April, October to December

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Description

The Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling' is a cultivar of rowan tree with an upright habit, lovely for its decorative fruits. They are larger than those of the species and are a scarlet red colour. It is a beautiful tree that can reach a height of about 12 m (39ft). It displays the typical compound foliage of the species but in a greyish-green colour, which is unique, turning yellow or red in autumn. It has white flowering that appears in spring. Very hardy, it is accommodating regarding soil and climate and shows great versatility.

The rowan tree is a tree that reaches about fifteen metres and, in nature, grows in hedges along paths or woodland edges. Its natural distribution range is immense as it covers much of Europe, Russia, and temperate Asia and extends to Japan. Its excellent hardiness and tolerance to many different natural conditions, whether in terms of soil or climate, explain this species' capacity for expansion. In our countryside, its berries serve as a pantry for wild birds, hence the common name of this tree.

As a member of the large Rosaceae family, there are dozens of species, with Sorbus aucuparia being one of the most common.

'Sheerwater Seedling' is a variety with reasonably rapid growth, reaching about 8 to 10 m (26 to 33ft) in height and 4 to 5 m (13 to 16ft) in width in ten years before reaching full maturity at about 12 m (39ft) (around 15 to 20 years). Its odd-pinnate foliage is composed of leaflets in a greyish-green shade. Flowering is in white umbels of about 14 cm (6in) in diameter that appear around May and attract bees. The flowers then give numerous clusters of vivid red fruits, 1 cm (1in) or more in diameter and highly decorative, which delight birds that feed on them until the end of the year. In autumn, the foliage turns yellow to red, depending on the situation.

This rowan tree should preferably be planted in full sun, but it can tolerate partial shade for part of the day. It is undemanding in terms of soil and can thrive in poor soil without any problems. Likewise, it will suit fresh to dry soils without excess.

Its intermediate adult size allows planting of this 'Sheerwater Seedling' rowan tree in small to medium-sized gardens or large spaces alongside larger trees. A variegated Norwegian maple or a beautiful purple oak can be a contrasting background. In a smaller garden or planted in a mixed bed, it can be associated with shrubs such as the 'Golden Spirit' smoke bush, whose bright golden foliage will be highlighted by the grey-green of the rowan tree, or with shrubs with decorative berries in various colours for a cocktail of colours (Callicarpa, Symphoricarpos).

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Sorbs, whitebeam: plant, prune and care

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<a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/sorbus-mountain-ash.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rowans, Sorbus in Latin</a>, are easy-to-grow bushes that thrive in well-defined winters. They are renowned for their hard and dense wood as well as their decorative fruits, which are especially favoured by birds. The <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/arbustes/arbustes-par-variete/sorbiers/sorbus-aucuparia-sorbier-des-oiseleurs-en-racines-nues-p-2868.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mountain ash</a> or rowan is highly regarded for both its ornamental role and its ecological function. Sorbus aucuparia forms a small tree with a graceful, well-balanced rounded silhouette, featuring feathery leaves that turn golden yellow in autumn and is abundant with small vermilion berries from July to December. Hunters used these berries as bait to attract thrushes, hence its other name "thrush tree". The domestic rowan, on the other hand, is often planted near houses because its fruits, known as corms or sorbs, which resemble small pears (2.5 cm long) or reddish-brown apples, have a sweet taste when over-ripe (brown), making excellent jams and syrups. While the mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) fears drought and prefers cool climates, - it can be found as far as Iceland and the boreal Asia - the domestic rowan (Sorbus domestica) enjoys the warmth of southern Europe and can be found as far as North Africa. The latter is valued for the quality of its timber, just like the service tree (Sorbus torminalis), another native species familiar to the forests of the eastern Paris Basin, Centre, and Poitou-Charente, whose distribution area extends to the Caucasus and the Middle East. Rowans are hardy trees, tolerating frosts of up to -25°C on average, easy to grow, very floriferous, and require no care. They exhibit rapid growth during the first 20 years, which then slows down. The introduction of new cultivars and Asian species offers a variety of forms and exceptional berry colours that deserve more frequent use in landscaping. The only precaution is to plant them away from a terrace or a tarmacked path due to the mess caused by the quantity of fruits and their appeal to birds. [caption id="attachment_46795" align="aligncenter" width="1172"]<img class="size-full wp-image-46795" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Sorbus-aucuparia2.jpg" alt="Mountain ash" width="1172" height="780" /> Flowering and foliage of Sorbus aucuparia.[/caption]

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Flowering

Foliage

Plant habit

Harvest

Plant habit

Height at maturity 10 m

Spread at maturity 5 m

Habit conical, pyramidal

Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour white

Flowering time April to May

Inflorescence Umbel

Flower size 14 cm

Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Fruit colour red

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous

Foliage colour green

Product reference • 1002821

Planting and care

The Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling' is planted in autumn in any soil, preferably moist (but tolerant to dryness), slightly acidic to neutral (which also tolerates limestone). Not demanding, it adapts to loamy, clayey or sandy soils. Dig a planting hole of 60 to 80 cm (24 to 32in) on each side and add some compost to the bottom if the soil is poor. Soak the pot in a bucket to saturate the root ball before placing it in the planting hole. Fill in and water abundantly; monitor watering for the first two years to allow the tree to establish well.

It will thrive equally well in full sun or partial shade and has no specific requirements. It is a pioneer species capable of establishing itself in poor soils.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October

Recommended planting time February to April, October to December

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow

Type of use Border, Back of border, Free-standing

Hardiness Hardy down to -34.5°C (USDA zone 4) Show map

Ease of cultivation Beginner

Exposure Sun, Partial shade

Soil pH Any

Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)

Soil moisture all types, Moist soil, ordinary, well-prepared