Autumn Spire® rowan

Sorbus aucuparia

Autumn Spire has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit

Fruit colour: Yellow
Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2012

Autumn Spire (Flanrock) is a columnar rowan with yellow fruitlets and excellent autumn colour.

Autumn Spire rowan for sale

Pot-grown

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

PG12-year 12L pot-grown tree £73.50< 5 in stock
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Bare-root

BR11-year bare-root tree£45.50< 5 in stock
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Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95. It is calculated when you add trees to your basket, based on your postcode.

Autumn Spire has the characteristic feathered leaves of the native Rowan, but grows with a far more columnar habit.

In autumn the leaves turn from blue-green and take on intense red-bronze tints - one of the most coloured of all the Rowans.

The fruitlets are not the usual Rowan-red - they are a bright yellow, contrasting nicely with the autumnal foliage. They can still be used for making Rowan jelly.

If you are looking for a small upright / columnar Rowan tree with spectacular fiery autumn colours, this is the one to choose.

How to grow

Autumn Spire is more columnar and somewhat smaller than other Rowans, so a good choice if you have a smaller space.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Autumn Spire is sometimes known as Flanrock, after its seed parent, 'Joseph Rock' - which also has particularly good autumn colours.

Autumn Spire characteristics

Growing

Gardening skillBeginner
Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climatesWarm climates
WildlifeAttractive to birds

Problems

Disease resistanceGood

Identification

Country of originIreland
Flowering monthMayJune
Blossom colourWhite
Fruit colourYellow
AwardsRHS AGM (current)

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