{"product_id":"mountain-ash-rowan-tree-sorbus-aucuparia","title":"Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eUK native tree\u003c\/strong\u003e that's got it all - spring flowers, bright red berries and warm autumn colour. Oh, and it's a big hit with wildlife, attracting bees, butterflies, moths and birds including waxwings, thrushes and fieldfares.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the spring, Sorbus aucuparia bursts into life, producing clusters of \u003cstrong\u003ecreamy white flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e to welcome the bees back into your garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLater in the year, rowans erupt into a fiery display of \u003cstrong\u003eorange and gold foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e whilst producing an abundance of \u003cstrong\u003eshiny red berries\u003c\/strong\u003e which brighten up your autumn garden and provide much needed food for the local birds during winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinner of \u003cstrong\u003eRHS \u003cem\u003eAward of Garden Merit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlants for Pollinators\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e status.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur mountain ash trees are lovingly grown here in the UK for between 18 and 36 months before being carefully packaged and sent out with a specialist courier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe professionally prune every tree before dispatching. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming \"leggy\", and promote stronger, bushier growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid you know? Rowans are very much steeped in folklore\u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e, known as a protective tree against witches and believed to have saved the life of the god Thor. In Norse mythology, the Rowan tree is known as the tree from which the first woman was made, and legend has it that it saved the life of the god Thor by bending over a fast flowing river in the Underworld in which he was being swept away, enabling him to grab the branch and get back to shore safely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming \"leggy\", and promote stronger, bushier growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur mature trees are grown in Air-Pots®, the only type of pot to completely eliminate root circling. A unique design stimulates air pruning for a mass of healthy fibrous roots, which results in a healthy tree that will establish quickly in your garden. With each Air-Pot® made to last up to 20 years, we reuse them on the nursery and wrap your mature tree in hessian for delivery - but if you’d rather keep your tree potted, simply add an Air-Pot® to your basket along with your tree.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Roots Plants","offers":[{"title":"2 Year Old Bare Root Tree","offer_id":54093280542904,"sku":"fbk1789311935673","price":38.54,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tree in a 3L pot","offer_id":54093280575672,"sku":"ygu1789311935674","price":41.38,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Year Old Tree in a 9L Pot","offer_id":54093280608440,"sku":"nzd1789311935675","price":67.68,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"Half-Standard Air-Pot® Grown Tree - 6\/8cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":54093280641208,"sku":"yvm1789311935676","price":137.94,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard Air-Pot® Grown Tree - 8\/10cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":54093280673976,"sku":"udx1789311935677","price":202.85,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard Bare Root Tree - 8\/10cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":54093280706744,"sku":"ptg1789311935678","price":209.62,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"Half-Standard Bare Root Tree - 6\/8cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":54093280739512,"sku":"uki1789311935679","price":104.8,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"Premium Standard Bare Root Tree - 10\/12cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":54093280772280,"sku":"cqk1789311935680","price":229.9,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"Premium Standard Air-Pot® Grown Tree - 10\/12cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":54093280805048,"sku":"gci1789311935681","price":286.36,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/2691\/3720\/files\/mountain-ash-rowan-tree-sorbus-aucuparia_1.jpg?v=1789311945","url":"https:\/\/luxestepboutique.shop\/products\/mountain-ash-rowan-tree-sorbus-aucuparia","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}