Rowan Tree | Native Plant Feature 07
Rowan Tree by Laura Watson In my latest native plant feautre I’m exploring one of my favorite autumn highlights — Mountain Ash , also known as Rowan. The true native Rowan of British Columbia is Western Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina) , a shrubby tree that grows on forest edges and mountain slopes across western North America . Its clusters of creamy-white blossoms in late spring and its brilliant orange-red berries in autumn make it a spectacular plant to observe and record in a nature journal . For this feature, I am also including the European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) — a very common, non-native species that was introduced to BC as an ornamental tree and has since naturalized in many areas. I’m especially excited about this feature because I’m collaborating with Latvian artist Kristine Rapohina of Kristine Art to paint Sorbus aucuparia, bringing together two continents through the beauty of a shared botanical subject. Check out our YouTube video collaboration You ca...