Sorbus Reducta
Chinese Dwarf Mountain Ash
Rowan, or Mountain Ash, trees are a familiar sight in the British countryside, with their distinctive clusters of orangey-red berries in Autumn. The pinnate leaves are somewhat feathery, the bark is smooth, and the tree makes an attractive rounded shape. Sorbus Reducta - Chinese Dwarf Mountain Ash - is a dwarf suckering deciduous shrub with dark green foliage, and clusters of white flowers in Spring which are followed by whiteish fruits in Autumn
Contributed by @thehardygardener
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Chinese Dwarf Mountain Ash
Latin name
Sorbus Reducta
type
Shub
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.50 M
Sorbus Reducta
Rowan, or Mountain Ash, trees are a familiar sight in the British countryside, with their distinctive clusters of orangey-red berries in Autumn. The pinnate leaves are somewhat feathery, the bark is smooth, and the tree makes an attractive rounded shape. Sorbus Reducta - Chinese Dwarf Mountain Ash - is a dwarf suckering deciduous shrub with dark green foliage, and clusters of white flowers in Spring which are followed by whiteish fruits in Autumn
Planting
From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant rowan tree in Autumn, when the young tree is dormant, in a site that gets full sun, or in a partial shade. Dig a hole three times the width of the root ball, place the tree in the hole, and fill in the soil around it. Water it in well.
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Rowans flower in Spring. The flowers are creamy white, and are followed by the clusters of orange-red berries
Propagating by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Propagate rowan trees by taking cuttings 15-20 cms.from green wood in Spring, after the last frost. Remove lower leaves from the cutting, leaving just the last 2 or 3, then dip the end of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, plant the cutting in a pot of moist sand, and place in a warm place until the cuttings root.
thehardygardener