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Here's an unusual understory tree.  American Mountain Ash features a beautiful, rounded crown and lovely lace-like summer blooms on the tips of the branches just as the leaves come out. 

 

American Mountain Ash is a larval host to the Canada Tiger Swallowtail butterfly and the White Spring Moth and other moth species.

 

Red berry-like fruits emerge in September and would hang on through winter except they're usually devoured by birds -- look for Robins, Baltimore Orioles, Blue Jays and Cedar Waxwings. 

 

Fall color is a golden orange, although the leaves on Mountain Ash tend to drop early, easier for the birds to drop in and grab the fruits.

 

Note: Mountain Ash is a member of the Rose family and thus is not susceptible to the Emerald Ash Borer.    

 

Fun fact: The fruits can be eaten raw or cooked and generally turn sweeter after the first frost.

 

 

American Mountain Ash

SKU: SA01-SS
$38.00Price
2 Gallons
    • Latin: Sorbus americana
    • Pollinator Value: Very High
    • Height: 15-20 feet tall and wide
    • Light: Sun (best) to part shade
    • Soil: Medium, well drained
    • Bloom: Creamy white, June-July
    • Fruit: Bright red-orange, fall into winter
    • Landscape: Specimen, native garden, slopes
    • Resistance: n/a
    • Native range here
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