THE BARE ROOT SEASON STARTS AGAIN NOVEMBER 2025
ALL BARE ROOT ORDERS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THEN.
Mature Bare Root Trees, click here mature bare root trees 180-600cm tall.
Bare Root Vilmorin Rowan (Sorbus Vilmorinii) Options Explained (click for potted version)
150cm+ : 1-2 year tree, maiden. Usually 100-200cm tall
8-10cm girth: Usually *240-300cm tall. Standard and around 180-200cm clear stem.
10-12cm girth: Usually *300-360cm tall. Standard and around 180-200cm clear stem.
?????*Industry standard guidelines for this girth but not species.
Bare Root Vilmorin Rowan (Sorbus Vilmorinii)
This tree is very eye-catching especially if you put your face into the branches without being careful. The creamy white flowers (based on looks and not taste) will develop into crimson-pink or sometimes if you are very lucky, a pink-crimson colour berries. These slowly change into a near-white colour, unless you have been asleep for a few weeks, then it happens very quickly. These last well into the winter.
The leaves have been described as dark green and feathery by the growers. We advise not increasing the featheyrness of the tree by putting blobs of superglue on the branches birds most lean against. These will turn red in the autumn, the leaves not the stuck birds.
This tree will reach a 10-year height and width of 4 x 3 m but could grow more depending on local conditions.
Planting Bare Root Sorbus Vilmorinii
For best results plant in well-draining soils in full sun or partial shade.
See What Our Customers Are Saying About Our Bare Root Vilmorin Rowan Trees
They are probably saying plenty as this is a great tree but none of them have written it down for us to put on here yet.
Do I Need To Stake My Bare Root Tree?
9 out of 10 times the answer will be no, especially if under 200cm tall. However our article on Tree Staking should help guide you.
Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy.
1 Year Maiden Bare Root Trees
If you plant a 1 Year maiden tree and do not prune it at all, it will grow a little more upright and have more clear stem.
Sorbus Not Flowering
Sounds like it might need a fertilizer. Nitrogen encourages leafy growth, often at the expense of flowers and fruit. Select a fruit tree specific fertilizer, or use a fertilizer that promotes flowers, such as "0-10-10" or "15-30-15." The numbers represent the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium contained by the fertilizer. Berry production does vary each year due in to weather conditions.
Ornamental Tree Roots In The Shade e.g. Behind A Fence
It is more important that that foliage (posh term for leaves) receives the sunlight than the roots.
Have good drainage as water and no sun is the start of algae and other issues.
Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy.
