Tree comparisons
| Rowan Leonard Messel | Rowan Amber Light | |
|---|---|---|
| A good all-round small rowan tree, with good autumn colours and cascades of pink fruitlets. | A typical Mountain Ash or Rowan, with particularly persistent red berries. | |
| remove | remove |
Growing
| Rowan Leonard Messel | Rowan Amber Light | |
|---|---|---|
| Gardening skill | Beginner | Beginner |
| Awards | RHS AGM (current) | |
| Attractive features | Attractive fruit Autumn foliage colour | |
| Growth habit | Upright-spreading / Vase | Upright-spreading / Vase |
| Height after 10 years | 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft | 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft |
| Pruning | Do not prune | Light prune |
| Site conditions | Occasional flooding Coastal site | Windy site Occasional flooding Coastal site |
| Wildlife | Attractive to birds | Attractive to birds |
Identification
| Rowan Leonard Messel | Rowan Amber Light | |
|---|---|---|
| Flower colour | White | White |
| Flowering month | May June | May |
| Leaf colour | Green | Bluish-green |
| Leaf colour - autumn | Multiple tints | Bronze / Purple |
| Fruit colour | Pink | Orange |
| Fruit persistence | Persistent | Persistent |
| Annual cycle | Deciduous | Deciduous |