Sorbus vilmorinii
Vilmorin Rowan
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. 'Vilmorin Rowan' bears clusters of creamy white flowers in Spring that are followed by berries which fade from red to white as the season progresses. The berries last well into the Winter.
Contributed by @michelleh
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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
Vilmorin Rowan
Latin name
Sorbus vilmorinii
type
Tree
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
5.00 M
5.00 M
Sorbus vilmorinii
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. 'Vilmorin Rowan' bears clusters of creamy white flowers in Spring that are followed by berries which fade from red to white as the season progresses. The berries last well into the Winter.
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.
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michelleh