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American Mountain Ash Seeds
American Mountain Ash Seeds
Pack contains: 50+ seeds
American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) is a native small to medium tree with bright orange red fruit that persists into fall and feeds birds. Seedlings will vary naturally in form and fruit display.
The species grows from Newfoundland west into Manitoba. It has compound leaves and clusters of white flowers in spring.
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Starting this seed
- Cold6 monthsCold stratification
- SowAfter the cold stage
- Seed source
- Eastern Canada
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
How to stratify seed
In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.
Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.
The plant these seeds grow into
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada
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