Helen Johnstone
I live in Malvern, Worcestershire and am a very keen gardener. I started the Patient Gardener Blog in January 2008 as a way of recording what was happening in my garden and connecting with other like-minded people. I started a second blog PatientGardener 365 January 2013 in order to try and post a photo a day to capture what is growing in my garden or places I have visited
October 17, 2012 at 7:58 am
Love the way the colour of the berries is reflected by the foliage. Christina
October 17, 2012 at 8:25 am
It is a beautiful tree, my birthday present to myself this year. The berries get lighter and lighter in colour as they get older.
October 17, 2012 at 8:35 am
out of this world Helen
October 17, 2012 at 8:54 am
The birds seem to leave them longer than the orange berries too.Lovely picture. Thank you Helen.
October 17, 2012 at 11:16 am
A unique colour Helen – I seem to remember it being a recent acquisition – you could not have treated yourself better.
October 17, 2012 at 12:30 pm
I’ve admired this tree for years, but never seen an actual specimen. I wonder if it’s hardy in North America.
October 17, 2012 at 7:49 pm
It is lovely, wonderful autumn foliage as well. Only had it since March but it seems to be growing well. Am in Malvern, mid UK. Dont they come from mountainous regions so should be hardy – she says rashly
October 17, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Beautiful!
October 17, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Hey Hel!
Ive been wondering how you came to choose this Sorbus- as it’s a tree I def want to get in my garden (when I get one!) and wondered if this was a particularly good cultivar or basically how you came to choose this one.
Ideally I want a Sorbus that keeps its fruits for a long time- crops heavily and has great autumn colour! A tall order I know- would you recommend it?
Thanks
Owen
October 17, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Hi Owen
I choose this from an article I read a year or so ago in one of the glossy gardening mags. I wanted a different one but ended up buying this particular one as my local nursery had it. I wanted the berries that started bright pink and faded to white, so pretty and the birds arent that attracted to them.
I have only had it since March but the autumn foliage is looking good so far.
Try Kevock they had some interesting ones and Crug do
Helen
October 17, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Sorbus is such an interesting genus, we have a couple of different ones in the garden. Yours is lovely, great colour to the fruits