Rowans in the Glen

Cast your mind back to a few months ago when all was covered with snow ......

These old rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees growing near an old croft site in the North East show the damage caused by hungry rabbits during last winter.

The rabbits however did not remove all the bark surrounding the trunk of the tree. The remaining small sections of bark continue to allow food and water to flow resulting in these old trees coming into leaf again this year as well as producing blossom and potentially a bumper crop of berries for the autumn thrushes.

Hopefully this heroic effort does not contribute to the early demise of these trees.