Sorbus aucuparia
European Mountain Ash

 Plant Type:
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 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Small, white, 5-petaled flowers bloom in flattened corymbs in May.
 Foliage Notes:
Compound, odd-pinnate, flat medium green leaves have 9-15 oblong leaflets (each leaflet to 2.5” long). Leaves turn yellow to reddish-purple in fall.
 Stem Notes:
Speckled with flattened, pale-colored lenticels (air pores).
 Fruit Notes:
Clusters of orange-red berry-like drupes appear in late summer.
 Ultimate Height:
20-40' feet
 Ultimate Spread:
8-20' feet
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 Soil Notes:
Best grown in moist, acidic, well-drained soils
 Range:
Asia, Europe
 Maintenance:
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