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European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
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European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) has clusters of red orange berries in late summer and fall that attract birds and have also been used for preserves. The tree has pinnate foliage, smooth grey bark, and yellow fall colour. It is native to Europe and parts of Asia.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- 20 to 40 ft tall and 15 to 30 ft wide
- Fruit
- Clusters of red orange berries in late summer and fallThey attract birds and have been used for preserves
- Foliage
- Feathery compound leaves, yellow in fallSmooth grey bark
- Site and soil
- Full sun in loam that drains wellWater in drought. Does not like salty soil or standing water
More about this plant
A rowan, not an ash
European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, is native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is a rowan, not a true ash.
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 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