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non flowering/fruiting Rowan tree

macquire1dlmacquire1dl Posts: 4
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We planted a Rowan tree (Olympic Flame) in our back garden at the beginning of 2019, and it has yet to either flower or fruit. It is in the northwest corner of the garden. It was approximately 5-6ft tall when planted, and is now approximately 10ft tall. It appears to be healthy and growing well, just no fowers or fruit. Can anyone suggest why this might be?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited September 2020
    Hi @macquire1dl - have you any photos? 
    It's very unusual for them to not perform. Is it generally healthy? 

    I'm wondering if it's just put on a lot of growth very quickly, at the expense of flowers.
    That's quite a lot in eighteen months or so. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • macquire1dlmacquire1dl Posts: 4
    Yes it is, as I i stated in the original post.

  • macquire1dlmacquire1dl Posts: 4
    picture shows the rowan on the right. I am 6ft 2" for scale reference
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It certainly looks healthy and well @macquire1dl, so I wouldn't worry too much. :)

    They can take a little while to fully establish and get going, so I think you should get some flowering next year, even if it isn't many.
    Even the species Sorbus can take a while to be mature enough if they're doing a lot of general growing.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • macquire1dlmacquire1dl Posts: 4
    Thanks for your reply. Fingers crossed. We were worried we had a dud!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It looks well. I'd expect you to get flowers next year  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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