Rowans are prized for their coloui

Press, 9 October 1987, Page 10

Rowans are prized for their coloui

The vivid bright red fruit ef the rewaa er mraatai* ash, Serbus aucuparia, makes it a ceasplewMM right far, viriten to theHaaiaer area in the aotomn. It provides a geed searee at food far birds which feed on it voraciously, and spread the seedlings. Although the scent of the flower* may not be te everyone's liking, it is a tree which .is also widely planted in gardens. ~ • . ... Far less common perhaps, is Aucuparia haphenols. This species Is distinctive for a number of other reasons, including the bluish green of its leaves. These can assume fine autumn tints before they fair especially in colder and drier conditions. Its purplish brown branches are also distinctive. Perhaps even more eye catching are the prominently held clusters of white — be-

GARDENING

by

Mike Lusty

cmniag plak — fruit, which seem* tu be cemparatlveiy les* attractive te bird*, a* they tend to remain longer on the tree. ; . C Caahmeriana has very white fruit, those of C. vilmorinH become pinkish-white from an initial reddish appearance. Still other species and forms have various distinguishing \ features which can help to add variety to our garden scene as well as food for wild life.