Grid reference | ST 17693 77256 |
Common name | Cardinal Royal mountain ash |
Common name | Cardinal Royal rowan |
Origin | Europe, West Asia |
Deciduous | Yes |
Status | GB Champion 2022 |
Tag | 2623 |
Old tag | 55 |
Plaque | Ian Grist MP |
Planted | 1990 |
Height | 13M January 2016 |
Girth | 89cm December 2015 |
Girth | 105cm December 2022 |
Reference | 386 |
This tree is on the east side of the Sorbus group, beside the path. A plaque in front of the tree indicates that it was planted by Ian Grist MP, former Under Secretary of State for Wales, in 1990.
General tree description for Sorbus aucuparia 'Cardinal Royal'
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal is a form of the Common rowan (Sorbus aucuparia). It is a small to medium sized tree with a pyramidal shape and smooth, silvery grey bark. The leaves are pinnate, with 11 to 19 sharply toothed leaflets, dark green in summer, turning yellow or orange in autumn. In spring there are clusters of white flowers, followed in late summer and autumn by dense bunches of bright red fruits.
General tree description for Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia is a small to medium-sized tree, typically around 15 metres tall and exceptionally up to 25 metres. It has an open spire shape and smooth, silvery grey bark. The leaves are pinnate, comprising 11 to 19 sharply toothed leaflets, somewhat rectangular, each leaflet about 5cm long and serrated nearly to its base. They are dark green above and grey-green and downy beneath. The autumn colour is orange. In late spring there are large clusters of creamy-white flowers followed by bright red 1cm fruits in large dense bunches.