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Chinese Lace Mountain Ash or Rowan Tree Options Explained:
125-150cm: 2-3 years old, 7-9L pot, feathered tree.
150-180cm: 2-3 years old, 9-12L pot, Half Standard.
Chinese Lace (Sorbus 'Chinese Lace') is a very healthy, round-headed small Mountain Ash or Rowan tree with unusually attractive deeply cut foliage turning red-purple in autumn. Young leaf stalks have a please plum colour, unless you don't like plum, then they turn a dark red/purple. White flowers around June turn to dark red fruits and are abundant in large bunches.
A small height tree, so expect a height of around 4 metres tall and 3 metres wide after 10 years.
This tree is supplied at a height of between 1.25 and 2.0 metres in a 7-15L pot for year round planting and better results than from either bare-root or rootballed stock.
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Planting Sorbus Chinese Lace
Soil: Moist but well-drained osition: Full sun
Chinese Lace Hardiness
Sorbus Chinese Lace is considered fully UK hardy so you can plant almost anywhere. We say almost because we know someone will want to challenge that. Installing a window box to the Ben Nevis Mountain Rescue hut would be considered one of the places not covered by almost anywhere.
See What Our Customers Are Saying About Our Sorbus Chinese Lace
Yeah the tree arrived OK its a good size and pleasently shaped. Many thanks for your time and your chinese lace suggestion. It's foliage is interesting. We'll definitely recommend you to our friends. S. Hunter. 1121
Tree Jargon Explained
Half Standard: Around 80-100cm clear stem.
Standard: Around 180-200cm clear stem.
Feathered: Branches for most of the trunk/stem length.
Multi-Stem/Bush: Very little or no clear stem. Multiple branching starting low to the ground.
Rootball: Dug from the field with roots intact i.e. no pot.
Pot: Plastic container that the tree was grown in.
Maiden: 1 year tree that has not been pruned.
Pleached: Foliage a square/rectangle flat shape wired to a bamboo frame with some clear stem.
Screen: Same as pleached but much less/no clear stem.
Multiple Order Discount
Orders over £750 for 150cm+ trees might be discounted by contacting us
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. So if the canopy of your ornamental tree can sunbathe but the bottom of your tree thinks there has been a nuclear winter then that is ok. You might want to ensure you have good drainage as water and no sun is the start of algae and other such issues.
Early Autumn Leaf Fall
Heat stress, being potted, lack of water, being boxed up for a few days etc can cause early Autumn leaf fall. Once planted, normal service will resume next season.
Do I Need To Stake My Ornamental 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.
Climate Change
Climate Change has increased aesthetic foliage issues such as Powdery Mildew, Shothole, Rust, frost damage etc These are not terminal issues and will usually last a season or less. All trees are inspected before being sent out to ensure they are fundamentally healthy and will bounce back.
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.
Mature Tree Warranty
Once a tree is over 3 years old, the failure rate is considerably less and our Tree Warranty does not cover it at 100%. Please check details.
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.
