Sorbus ‘Autumn Spire’

A relative of the native rowan or mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia, this is a wonderful, small, fastigiate (upright growing), deciduous tree, reaching about 4ms in height but only 2ms wide. A clone of the popular Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’, a chance seedling found at Flannery’s Nursery, Staplestown, Kildare in 1996. Clean white flowers in May become yellow-orange berries, much loved by birds, in autumn. They contrast well with the leaves which turn a very good dark red to reddish yellow in autumn.

A perfect tree for a small garden or a tight corner, and readily available in garden centres around the country.

(As appeared in Newsletter 146, Autumn 2019. Text courtesy of Brendan Sayers)

Courtesy of Maeve Bell

 

 

 

Courtesy of Maeve Bell