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Rowan

©Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

Rowan

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Fieldfare with Rowan berries

Fieldfare with Rowan berries ©Richard Steel/2020VISION

Rowan

Often a lone figure on a windswept mountainside or heath, the rowan tree can stand for up to 200 years. It is well known for its masses of red berries that attract all kinds of birds, including thrushes.

Enw gwyddonol

Sorbus aucuparia

Pryd i'w gweld

January to December

Gwybodaeth am rywogaethau

Categori

Ystadegau

Height: 8-15m

Statws cadwraethol

Common.

Ynghylch

Rowan is a small tree found on mountains and heathland, and along woodland edges; it is also frequently planted in towns and gardens. It is slender tree, with creamy-white, spring flowers and clusters of bright red, autumn berries - a favourite food of birds, such as visiting waxwings, redwings and other thrushes. By eating the berries, these birds help the tree to disperse its seeds.

Sut i'w hadnabod

Rowan has ash-like leaves (15 leaflets arranged in pairs) with toothed edges. It displays five-petalled, creamy-white flowers in clusters, followed by masses of red berries.

Dosbarthiad

Widespread.

Roeddech chi yn gwybod?

Rowan is also known as 'Mountain Ash' because of the ash-like shape of its leaves and its preference for upland areas - it is often seen standing as a lone tree in a dramatic, windswept landscape.