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Sorbus decora
Showy Mountainash
A small, slow-growing, ornamental tree with white flowers followed by clusters of red fruit. The dark blue-green foliage exhibits a reddish-purple colour in the fall.
- » Upright, oval to rounded crown with ascending branches
- » Blue-green compound leaves in the summer turn reddish-purple in the fall
- » Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
- » Flowers give way to drooping clusters of shiny red berries late in the summer
- » Bloom Time: Late spring
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$615.00
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Birds |
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Flowering Time
| • | Lt. Spr-Sum |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Sorbus decora
Native to Ontario and parts of North America.
Birds love to eat the berries from showy mountainash, especially in the winter when other foods are hard to find.
Mountain ash has ash-like leaves, but are members of the rose family, and are not related to true ash (Fraxinus of the olive family). Sorbus are not a host plant of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Sorbus decora
A good lawn specimen with its white flowers followed by showy berries. Showy mountainash can tolerate different levels of soil moisture and some shade.