Rowan tree

Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. S. aucuparia has a slender trunk with smoo...

General Information Common Name Rowan (Mountain Ash) Scientific Name Sorbus aucuparia Sun Tolerance Full Sun Height 5-15 m (18-50 ft) Spread 3 -8 m (10 - 30 ft) Growth Rate Fast Bloom Time Spring Color Green, Flower Color White Type Tree Native Europe, USA Classification Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Rosales Family…

In the yard there grows a Rowan. Thou with reverent care should'st tend it. Holy is the tree there growing. Holy likewise are its branches. On its boughs, the leaves are holy. And its berries, yet more holy. ~from Finnish epic poem, Kalevala Why Rowan? The word simply whispered itself to me during meditation. It wasn't an image of the tree that came to me. I didn't even know what a rowan tree looked like; I got a vague image of some kind of hedge bush. But I heard gently in my mind the word…

Rowan Tree

Rowan Wood has many magical properties and is mentioned in numerous mythologies. In the Celtic Tree Calendar (a lunar calendar), the Celtic Tree Month of Rowan is from January 21st to February 17th.

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Rowan are a familiar sight growing in hedgerows and gardens, also known as Mountain Ash is a vigorous grower and once established it can be clipped on regular basis to encourage it to thicken and grow dense making it ideal for hedges! White flowers appear in spring turning to berries, bright red-orange by autumn while the leaves start to fall, a variety of birds will feast in the hedge giving it additional interest. Height: 12m (39'). Spread: 8m (26'). Planting Distance: 45cm (18"). (3…