Botanical name: Sorbus aucuparia
Family: Rosaceae (rose)
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A.K.A. rowan tree
- Deciduous
- Reaches a mature height of about 35′-45′
- Crown is round to oval 15-30′ wide
- Small to medium size tree
- Trunk diameter (often multi-branched) 12″-14″ with smooth grey bark that has horizontal lines going around the circumference
- Alternate bud arrangement
- Has a terminal bud
- Pinnately compound, leaf 7″-9″ long with 9-15 serrate leaflets that are 1″-2.5″ long
- Snowy white flowers appear in the springtime (May)
- Clusters of small .75″ edible, red fruits that have seeds inside (can be eaten raw, cooked or made into jam)
- Full sun
- Prefers cooler climates with slightly acidic, moist, well drained soil but adapts to a variety of other conditions
- Common problems are bores, aphids, cankers, sawflies, scales and fire blight
- Zones 3
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- Mountain-ash, European ~ Fruit
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- Mountain Ash – Flowers
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- European Mountainash ~ Leaf
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- European Mountainash ~ Twig
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- Mountain Ash, European – Autumn Leaves
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- European Mountainash – Twig