Despite the fantastic weather in September the wheel of time is rolling inexorably onwards, summer has gone and autumn is well and truly here. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how there are a ...

Birds enjoy mountain ash berries, so they won't go to waste if you don't harvest them. For fastest growth and the most flavorful berries, plant at least two trees in full sun and fertile soil.

Some linguists are of the opinion that “rowan" is ultimately derived from the proto-Germanic “raudnian,” meaning "getting red," in reference to the berries. Be that as it may, the tree’s ...

AS THE last of the leaves have fallen from the branches of the mountain ash trees, the berries have come fully into view. The show of colourful leaves hide... Thursday, 5 June 2025 ...

Across the British Isles, the rowan’s association with magic is as old as our most ancient legends. The old Celtic name for the tree, fid na ndruad, means ‘the wizard’s tree’ and one of its common ...

The National Park Service notes that September is when the mountain ash, also known as the rowan tree, sports the colorful berries. Both bears and birds feast on the fruit, although it's bitter to ...

As autumn nears, the nation's rowan trees are laden with plump red berries. One oft-cited old wives' tale is that if the berries are in plentiful supply then it portends a hard winter.