Never done it myself, Olly, but the link should help.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rowan from seed

Thank you flora uk. Do you know anything about air layering Rowans. If not can we take cuttings. Thank You again
Olly Lynch

Thank you flora uk. Do you know anything about air layering Rowans. If not can we take cuttings. Thank You again
Olly Lynch

You asked about seed and that seems to be the main way of reproducing them. I have no idea abut air layering or cuttings. I'd just Google if I were you.

I had great success growing Rowans from seeds some years ago. I tried two methods in autumn - sowing some into a seed tray of gritty seed raising mix and some seeds put into a plastic bag of moist coir which I stored in the fridge for a couple of months. I must say that both methods were as successful as each other. I think there's a lot to be said for using fresh seed - the germination rate seems to be higher. Good luck.

Thank you Susana-Smith, your the best.
Thank you again,
Olly Lynch.

I have grown several sorbus from seed and generally just sow the whole berries in October/November in a 5inch litre pot (gritty loam) and leave them over winter, outside along the side of the greenhouse. They invariably germinate by March. Easiest have been vilmorinii and cashmeriensis while Joseph Rock had a poor germination rate.

Lovely, lovely little trees - my all-time favourite genus, even named my eldest Rowan.

Yes, they're one of my favourite trees too. There's also lots of interesting folklore attached to them! I'd love to get hold of some seed again this year (as we're at the tail-end of autumn) but it doesn't seem easy to come by here. I think the birds get the berries if left on the trees through the autumn.