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Mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia |
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 TreesPropagationPlanting |
Sorbus
aucuparia is a small, attractive deciduous tree reaching up to 20m in height. It likes
light soils and will grow in mountainous and lowland areas. Growing on alternate sides of
its stems are dark green pinnate leaves. Which are made up of 5-9 pairs of pointed, oblong
leafets 3-6cm long, sharp-toothed which turn yellow or red in autumn. May sees clusters of
creamy white flowers with broad heads appearing. these turn into clusters of berries
ripening red in late August early September. Its yellow-grey wood is flexible and strong
and was used for tool handles, it some times replaced yew for making long-bows. Thrushes
find it a source of food all through winter, mistle thrush will defend a rowen tree as its
food territor
Collect fruit from trees when red. To maximize chances of germination in first spring collect berries early just as they turn scarlet. Remove all flesh straight away and stratify, sow in spring. You can also stratify whole and sow in the second spring. Also try pretreatment. |
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 The tree was
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