Scientific Name
Sorbus americana

Common Name
American mountainash

Hardiness Zones: 2-6
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types; dislikes dry soil
Texture: --
Form: Short trunk with spreading branches; narrow open rounded crown with age
Height: 10 to 30'
Width: 10 to 30'
Leaf: 6 to 12" alternate, pinnately compound leaves; dull red to rich yellow fall color
Flower/Fruit: White flowers; bright red to orange red berries in fall that last into the winter
Comments: Native; short lived; disease prone in warmer climates than zone 6; fruit attracts birds
Cultivars: --
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