We have a white rowan & the birds love the berries, only fault with it is when the flowers appear the tree smell like cat urine - quite nasty. I don't know if the red Rowans are the same. I also encourage the birds to the tree by hanging a fatball holder, which they love.
One thing to add about rowans (Sorbus) Bart is that there are two types - Mountain ash is the one you want not Whitebeam. It's a different - and beautiful - tree altogether. SIlvery green foliage and a lovely tulipy shape but not the autumn berries that the ash gives you.
The red ones don't Lolomac. I think hawthorn and pyracantha smell like that too but they're great plants to have on boundaries and also for wildlife so I don't mind!
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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crab apple quite a small tree too (my garden is tiny)
One of my favourites. The sorbus/rowans are great too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Some great ideas for trees. Thanks very much for the advice guys
We have a white rowan & the birds love the berries, only fault with it is when the flowers appear the tree smell like cat urine - quite nasty. I don't know if the red Rowans are the same. I also encourage the birds to the tree by hanging a fatball holder, which they love.
One thing to add about rowans (Sorbus) Bart is that there are two types - Mountain ash is the one you want not Whitebeam. It's a different - and beautiful - tree altogether. SIlvery green foliage and a lovely tulipy shape but not the autumn berries that the ash gives you.
The red ones don't Lolomac. I think hawthorn and pyracantha smell like that too but they're great plants to have on boundaries and also for wildlife so I don't mind!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...