American mountain ash
Sorbus americana
USDA zones3 to 6
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 30 feet tall15 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
American mountain ash (Sorbus americana) is a tree for specimen and pollinator garden use. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Small white flowers form flat-topped clusters, and bright coral-red berries follow that attract birds. The leaves turn golden-orange in fall. Protect young stems and thin bark from winter browsers, and watch for fire blight and borers.
Pairs well with White ash, Common snowberry, Indian grass, and Nodding onion.
Native range
Eastern North America.