At the end of summer, the feathery leaves on the tree branches turn into fiery colors.Among them hang clusters of small, round, pearl-like fruits in warm shades of yellow, orange, pink or red.Rowan looks so beautiful at the beginning of the third season, when the days are clearly shorter and the nights get colder.
The tree can be spotted and admired not only in the natural landscape. Rowan has long been a popular and well-liked garden plant.And it's hardly surprising: in spring it charms with clusters of snow-white flowers and a loose openwork crown of feathery leaves, and in autumn with bright, warm colors. Besides, rowan is a low-maintenance plant and can grow almost anywhere.
A tree develops its greatest potential towards the end of the gardening season. Similar to berries, fruits not only beautify, but can be used to create various decorations, bouquets and centerpieces.They also have he alth and nutritional values, so it is worth using them, after proper preparation, to enrich and diversify your home menu.
The botanical genus of Sorbus rowan trees is made up of species distinguished not only by their decorative qualities. Wild service tree Sorbus torminalis tolerates heat and drought very well, as well as changing climatic conditions. Other species are also distinguished by vitality and increased resistance to frost. They grow best in sunny places with normal or humus soil.
The most popular species has long been rowan Sorbus aucuparia, or mountain ash.Its typical orange and red autumn hues perfectly match the brown shades of Miscanthus Chinese inflorescences and cordials.Rowans nicely partner with heather aster
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We can easily select a discount company for ornamental rowans. The yellow fruits of 'Golden Wonder' and 'Joseph Rock', the dark red of the mahogany rowan and the pink rowan of Vilmorina gain additional sparkle thanks to the white flowers of the fall anemone and candlestick.Autumn perennials with flowers in strong, fiery colors, such as split and flame, perfectly harmonize with the beautiful rowan.
While admiring the beauty of rowan, remember about the nutritional value of the fruit, as winged competitors are already getting ready for the feast.
Rowan in the natural environment
The tree with feathery leaves can be found all over Europe in the fields, edges and clearings of mixed and coniferous forests. In Poland it is a common plant.At the end of summer, clusters of orange-red fruit are clearly visible against the increasingly colorful background of yellow and yellow-red leaves.
There is a mountain subspecies of rowan in the Tatra Mountains. The plant is worth paying attention to because it has the form of a bush.It spreads along the upper montane zone and reaches the kosówka layer, very often accompanying dwarf mountain pine bushes.In the Sudetes, a subspecies called Sudeten rowan grows, which occurs only here, i.e. it is an endemic plant.
