"Lol" wrote in message
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"lynette" wrote
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There's a beautiful Rowan called Joseph Rock looks good in all
seasons.Also Amelanchier, which has lovely white blossom in Spring
followed by black berries and leaves turn scarlet in autumn.Should be
grown a lot more and is quite small.
Happy gardening
Lynette

A word of caution - I have a large Rowan in the front garden, around 18ft
tall, currently full of beautiful orange berries, but this causes THREE
problems.

1) The tree is too close to the drive - so everyone who visits ends up
with
crushed orange berries stuck to the soles of their shoes - which
subsequntly
end up trailed through the house.

2) They are great for the birds - Blackbirds, Mistle and Song Thrush - and
later Redwing and Fieldfare. Sadly most of these also eat purple berries
and
if they are frightened they flush noisily from the tree doing one of two
things ...

a) Pebbledash the cars with something that looks (but doeesn't smell) like
Blackcurrant Yogurt

or worse ...

c) Flatten themselves in Kamikaze fashion against my front window.

only three things matter with Rowan trees .....

location, location and location :-)

regards Lol



Warning definitely heeded! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sue