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Rowan (Mountain Ash)

Rowan or Mountain Ash is an ancient tree used since ancient times. The berries provide a variety of wild edible delights and offer a range of uses in medicine. Scientific name Sorbus aucuparia Family Rosaceae Botanical description The bark of this small shrubby tree is smooth, shiny and greyish-coloured. The …

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Rowan Turkish delight

Home > Plants > Rowan Although I am not a big consumer of sweets or deserts, I do have somewhat of a sweet tooth for Turkish Delight, in fact I find it deeply exotic. Recently I discovered some Rowan berries in my freezer, and pondered what I might do with …

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An awesome Rowan and Bullace jelly

Home > Plants > Rowan A lovely bitter sweet rowan jelly recipe that goes well with strong, hard cheese and biscuits, also good with cold lamb and day old roast potatoes. I created this cider based rowan  jelly recipe while pondering what to do with my large harvest of bullace. …

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