Sorbus americana

American mountain ash

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Rosaceae

Region

Mountain

States

Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Small/Medium Tree (Understory)

Height

30 - 40ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

White

Fruit

Fleshy; Orange

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

May - July

Fall Color

orange, purple

Habitat

moist habitats from borders of swamps to rocky hillsides; common in openings, scattered on uplands along edges of woods, roadsides

Notes

slow-growing, short-lived; not drought or heat tolerant; plant at least 500 feet from cedars; Rod Simmons says use Sorbus; name changed per USDA; preferred by deer

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