Rowan trees or Mountain Ash

Does anybody know if you get male and female rowan trees. I have six holy trees I grew from seed and only one so far has ever had any berries. I wondered if my young rowan tree will ever bear fruit or if it's the same as holly where you get both male and female.

 

Most of these are hybrids and are self fertile, or so it says here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbus

 

Thanks for the link I've put it into my favourites. Hope it is a hybrid and eventually bears fruit as it is growing nicely where it is and my old place had 2 at the front door and I'm a sentinmental old fool about some things.

 

I had a something self-seed itself in the rockery in my front garden. It grew to about 24" in one season and I thought 'this looks pretty cool - think I'll let it grow!' Then I looked it up and found that it was a mountain ash from a neighbour's plot and that they grew to 20 METRES high! Suddenly it seemed like a good idea to uproot it but that was easier said than done - it's roots were already HUGE!

[ 16. August 2005, 12:31 AM: Message edited by: michaelmasdaisy ]

 

Mmmm I have the same problem with a neighbours sycamore. However there are some lovely rowans/sorbus - there is one I want for my woodland bit of garden, which is small but fabulous leaf and fruit colour in the autumn and winter. Maybe next year