Flowers are showy and white urn-shaped with 4-5 petals less than an inch long. Flowers ripen into orange-red berries that are edible and long-lasting ripening in late summer and fall and lasinging on the tree through winter.
Family | Rose |
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Season Bloom | Summer |
Habitat | American Mountain Ash is a small ornamental tree with showy flowers and bright red berries. The berries attract birds and the blossoms are beneficial to native bees. |
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Height | 12-36' |
Leaf Description | Leaves are compound, alternate, lanceolate, with a serrated margin. Leaf is 3-6 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. Each leaf has 9-17 leaflets with unequal wedge shaped bases. New leaves are downy and become smooth with age. Yellow fall color. |
Soil Type | All Types |
Light Source | All Types |
Location | Woodland |