Glendoick SpireTM

Glendoick Spire is a very upright rowan, with highly feathered leaves. The main distinctive feature is the fruitlets, which are a bright crimson pink colour, quite different from the usual rowan red.

Glendoick Spire rowan trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

• 11-year bare-root tree £44.50

  
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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• 22-year pot-grown tree £72.95

  
  Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
  In a 12L pot
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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Glendoick Spire characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Attractive featuresAttractive fruitAttractive foliageAutumn foliage colour
• Growth habitColumnar / Fastigiate
• Height after 10 years3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
• PruningLight prune
• Site conditionsCoastal siteOccasional flooding
• WildlifeAttractive to birdsRHS Plants for Pollinators
• Flower colourWhite
• Flowering monthMayJune
• Leaf colourGreen
• Leaf colour - autumnMultiple tints
• Fruit colourPink
• Fruit persistencePersistent
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

• 
  Sorbus aucuparia
  Autumn Spire
  
• Betula pendula
  Fastigiata Joes
  
• Sorbus aucuparia
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• Sorbus
  Glendoick White Baby
  A more spreading Rowan, also raised at Glendoick Gardens.

What will it look like?

Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. We try to keep all pot-grown trees down to about 1.5m as supplied, but some may be larger. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years. We may also have 1-year bare-root trees of this variety - they are not shown here.

How to choose a Rowan or Whitebeam tree

We list more than 50 Sorbus (rowan and whitebeam) trees. Choosing can be difficult! Our article explaining the different berry and leaf colours might help narrow down the selection.