Please help me identify this tree

[WyldFyre]

I think it's a Rowan but the leaves aren't quite like the one I have in my garden and the berries are more orange than red

[ThatGingerOne]

Mountain Ash?

[WyldFyre]

Mountain ash is just another name for Rowan is it not?

[shovetheholly]

There are many kinds of rowan! If it's a street tree, it could well be sorbus aucuparia 'sheerwater seedling'.

[WyldFyre]

Ok. I've only ever seen the bright red kind

[shovetheholly]

This might help you identify it!

www.gardenaction.co.uk/trees/rowan-mountain-ash/sorbus-other-species.asp

[Emus]

Looks like a crab apple tree to me. We have one with red berries in our garden (there is another variety with orange/yellow berries).

[TimTamTerrier]

The leaves certainly look like Rowan. My DC's school has about 10 rowans in the car park and the berries are all different colours from yellow through orange to red, I think one of them might have pink berries.

[shovetheholly]

Oh how lovely timtam - it sounds as though they've deliberately planted different ones. I think it might be sorbus pseudohuphensis that has pink berries!

In folklore, rowan gave mighty protection from witches. So good to know your DCs are safe from spells cast from a broomstick

[ChuckBiscuits]

Yes it is a Rowan - and what's more the berries can be made into jellies.

[Emus]

Ignore my previous message about bloody crab apple trees ! We bought a few young trees last year for our garden but I can't remember what they are so searched my phone and found a list of them, with the top one saying crab apple with red fruit. If I'd have red a bit more I would have seen that we also have a pretty tree with red berries that makes a lovely jam!! So looks like we also have a Rowen tree too as looks exactly the same - thanks OP as I didn't have the name of that tree!!

[shovetheholly]

Oh *emus - please don't worry, I'm constantly getting stuff wrong!

I didn't know about rowan berry jelly before this thread - I learn so much from this forum!

[ThatGingerOne]

Sorry, didn't know that, only ever heard them called Mountain Ash

[shovetheholly]

And you were right as well ginger!!

[TheNoodlesIncident]

That is a Sorbus, looks like the variety 'Joseph Rock' to me (but there are a few yellow-berried varieties). There are also pink-berried varieties like 'Pink Pagoda', so it's worth looking at a few rowans, just in case there's more you like better . They're mostly quite compact trees so ideal for gardens...