Spring / Summer 2025Pre-orders will be open again from May. Deliveries will begin again from late November.
Roots2Fruits logo
Roots 2 Fruits
Simple bare root fruit trees and ornamental trees

Croft Coral

Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia Croft Coral berries
Croft Coral is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

Croft Coral is named after its coral-orange fruits, which arrive towards the end of summer.

In other respects Croft Coral is a typical small Rowan tree, and a good choice where space is limited.

Croft Coral rowan for sale

  • 1-year bare-root tree £44.50
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Available next season

Growing and Training

Croft Coral is easy to grow and tolerant of most situations, but does best in moist well-drained soils.


History

This variety is thought to have arisen at Burford Gardens, and named after the nearby National Trust estate at Croft Castle.


Croft Coral characteristics

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Fruit persistencePersistent
  • Food usesNot suitable for humans
  • PruningLight prune
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Fruit colourOrange

You might also like these varieties

  • See also Common Rowan
    Common Rowan
    The Rowan or Mountain Ash, native to most parts of the UK. The leaves turn golden red in autumn, accompanied by clusters of red berries. One of the largest species of Sorbus.
  • See also Lutescens
    Lutescens
    An excellent garden tree, very hardy, easy to grow, and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. Grey-green leaves turn russet in autumn, with orange berries.
  • See also Olympic Flame
    Olympic Flame
    Olympic Flame (or Dodong) is an attractive small rowan tree, its orange/red autumn leaf-colours are amongst the best.

Pages you viewed