Matthew Ridley rowan

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• Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange

An upright-growing Mountain Ash with dense white flowers and clusters of orange-red autumn berries.

Matthew Ridley rowan for sale

Sorbus 'Matthew Ridley' is vigorous upright Rowan or Mountain Ash.

This is one of the earlier-flowering Rowans, usually starting in early May. The flowers are small and white, long-lasting, and attractive to bees.

In autumn it features large clusters of oblong-shaped orange-red berries.

The highly lobed leaves are bright green, taking on autumnal hues before they fall.

How to grow

Matthew Ridley is easy to grow on most soils.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

This Rowan tree is named after Lord Matthew Ridley, a keen botanist who died in 2012. He did much to encourage the conservation and study of trees, and held a national collection of Sorbus on his estate at Blagdon in Northumberland, where this variety was discovered.

Matthew Ridley characteristics