Sorbus aucuparia - Rowen Perennials The Chinese Rubber Tree is

The Chinese Rubber Tree is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN

A small multistemmed pine with the most extraordinary bark that is smooth and peels off the trunk like that of a Platanus sp

A deciduous oak from the foothills and lower elevation mountains of western North America

Its leaves turn attractive shades of red to purple in autumn

Sorbus aucuparia - Rowen Perennials The Chinese Rubber Tree isFewer trees have had a bigger reputation in European mythology and folklore than the Rowen or Mountain Ash where it was believed to protect from malevolent spirits. Native to much of Europe and western Asia, this small deciduous tree has quite attractive leaves masses of spring flowers and bold clusters of fruit in autumn that can be used culinary