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Rowan / Mountain Ash Tree 60/80cm (P9/Cell)

Sorbus aucuparia

£15.99

The Rowan – Sorbus aucuparia is a lovely native tree with white spring flowers and bright orange-red autumn berries. Its feathery leaves turn beautiful autumn colours, making it perfect for wildlife-friendly gardens.

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  • ✓ Beautiful native tree offering year-round interest with spring flowers, summer berries and spectacular autumn colour, perfect for wildlife gardens
  • ✓ Produces clusters of bright orange-red berries in autumn that provide essential food for garden birds throughout the winter months
  • ✓ Medium-sized tree with a neat, rounded crown that's perfect for smaller gardens, growing well in most conditions including exposed sites
  • ✓ Creates light, dappled shade with its feathery leaves, allowing other plants to grow happily underneath while providing seasonal interest
  • ✓ Quality UK grown stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier

In stock - Usually dispatched within a few days

£15.99
1 item
£14.87
2 - 4 items
£14.39
5 - 9 items
£13.59
10 - 24 items
£12.79
25+ items

Feel free to call 01257 752247 or email us if you would prefer to order on the phone or have any questions. Trade / wholesale enquiries are welcome.

The Rowan – Sorbus aucuparia, also known as Mountain Ash, is a charming native tree that offers year-round interest to gardens. In spring, clusters of creamy-white flowers cover the tree, attracting bees and other pollinators. These develop into brilliant orange-red berries by late summer, providing a feast for garden birds well into winter. The delicate, feathery leaves turn stunning shades of red and orange in autumn.

This medium-sized tree has a neat, rounded crown that works brilliantly in both small and large gardens. It’s particularly good for wildlife-friendly spaces, as birds absolutely love the berries. The leaves are made up of smaller leaflets, which create a light, airy canopy that won’t cast heavy shade on your garden.

Rowans are part of our British heritage, traditionally planted near houses for good luck. They’re incredibly tough trees that cope well with most conditions, including exposed sites and higher ground where other trees might struggle.

Rowans are easy to grow and will thrive in most soils, though they prefer well-drained conditions. They’re happy in full sun or partial shade and can handle exposed positions. Young trees need regular watering until established, but mature specimens are quite self-sufficient. No regular pruning is needed unless you want to shape the tree. Remove any damaged branches in late winter. A spring mulch helps retain moisture and suppress weeds.

Ultimate height
Higher than 12 metres

Time to ultimate height
20–50 years

Ultimate spread
4–8 metres

Season of Interest

Spring, Summer, Autumn

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Shade


Pot Size

Cell

Foliage

Deciduous

Foliage Colour

Green

Flower Colour

White

Hardiness

-20°C to -15°C (H6)

When Mature

Safety

Poisonous

Watering

Moderate

Preferred Soil Type

Any well drained soil

Preferred Soil pH

Any Soil Type


Edible Plant
UK Grown


Our deep cell trays are a smart strategy for cultivating trees with strong and deep root systems. This leads to healthier and more resilient trees that are better prepared for transplantation and long-term growth in your garden.

Extended Planting Season

Cell grown trees offer a significantly broader planting window, allowing for planting almost year-round in certain conditions. This flexibility ensures easier scheduling and enhances tree establishment due to warmer soil and more favourable weather conditions, extending beyond the traditional planting season.

Robust Root System

The roots of cell grown trees are encased and safeguarded within compost, preventing the young fibrous roots from drying out or sustaining damage. This intact root system, with its uniform and manageable shape, facilitates straightforward planting.

Convenient Storage

These trees can be effortlessly stored outdoors before planting, eliminating the need for labour-intensive temporary planting (heeling in) or costly refrigerated storage.

Ease of Handling and Planting

The extended shelf life of cell grown trees means there’s no immediate urgency to plant. Their user-friendly root system increases the likelihood of successful planting. These characteristics make them ideal for planting by novices or volunteers.

High Survival Rate

The intact root system of cell grown trees significantly boosts their chances of successful establishment, virtually removing the need for expensive replanting (beating up).

Cost-Effectiveness

While the initial purchase price of cell grown trees may be slightly higher than bare-root stock for some species, the long-term savings achieved by reducing the need for replacing failed transplants than compensates for the initial minor cost difference.

No plastic waste

Trees are often supplied plastic pots that are difficult to recycle, especially the black pots. We rely on our customers to reuse these where possible, however these cell grown trees do not have plastic pots – saving any reuse & recycling concerns.

Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.

You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.

With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.

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Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.

Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.

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Delivery charges will be based on the highest applicable rate from our rate table, determined by the items in your order.
Alternatively, we offer the option to collect your items in person by prior arrangement.
These prices are based on delivery to UK Mainland. Delivery to Highlands & Islands will be more.
Delivery Class Delivery Cost
Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked £3.25 (Flat)
Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class £0.95 (Flat)
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked £3.25 (Flat)
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class £2.10 (Flat)
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £7.95 (Flat)This item
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) £4.49 (Flat)This item
Medium Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £7.95 (Flat)
Large Items - Pallet Courier £90.00 (Flat)
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £28.95 (Flat)
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcel Force) £24.95 (Flat)
Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier£90.00 (Flat)

We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.

We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.

We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.

Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010

You can view our Plant Healthy report here.

We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.

Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.