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- Rowan in the garden - Easy-care and very decorative deciduous trees
- Facts about mountain ash
- Tips for planting in the garden
- Care of the mountain ash
- Use of the berries
- Tips & Tricks
Rowan in the garden - Easy-care and very decorative deciduous trees
Rowan is also known under the name rowan. The red fruits that ripen on the tree in late summer are very decorative. Not for nothing they are also called rowan berries, because the feathered garden lovers love the berries above all else.
Facts about mountain ash
Tips for planting in the garden
Ensure a favorable location. The mountain ash likes it sunny or at least partially shady. You do not get heat, so it should not be planted in front of walls.
The best planting time is the spring after the last frost. Basically, you can plant rowan trees all year round.
Choose a non-nutritious soil that must be permeable to water. Waterlogging does not tolerate waterlogging. Provide a root barrier so that the vigorously vigorous roots can not spread too much.
Care of the mountain ash
Rowan need almost no care. The tree grows very fast in the first years, later only slowly.
The rowanberry develops a translucent crown, so that cutbacks are not necessary for clearing. The mountain ash is cut only when branches disturb or illnesses have attacked the tree.
Fertilization is also unnecessary. But you can lay out a mulch cover on the tree-pulley. This provides the soil with nutrients and keeps the soil moist enough that you do not have to water it.
Use of the berries
The bright red berries are contrary to common opinion for humans only in the raw state weakly poisonous. However, they are so bitter that hardly anyone will eat them raw. By cooking, the poison is neutralized.
From rowan berries you can prepare delicious jams, jellies and juices. Rowanberry brandy is a schnapps made from the fruits of the rowan, which is especially drunk in southern Germany.
Tips & Tricks
The mountain ash loses its leaves like almost all local deciduous trees in winter. On the other hand, the berries, which are vigilant on cones, remain hanging from the tree and are a valuable winter food for birds.
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