[ogwen]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

hmmm not sure as I've not grown either myself, mountain ash does indeed have berries - bright orange ones, presumably you can just plant them in a pot and leave them out over winter? Oooh and forgot to suggest pussy willow / sallow (Salix caprea)which roots very easily from a twig with some rooting hormone dabbed on the end and neglected in water for a while. Seeds for silver birch ought to be fairly easy to grow, they are usually the first trees to colonize grassland - in heath management they pull up and chuck away lots of seedlings, maybe contact someone to see if you could have one?

Thanks . I'll have a go at finding some