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European Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
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European Mountain Ash forms a distinctive oval-shaped crown and
is often planted as a street tree, especially in urban areas, since
it tolerates air pollution and difficult soils. |
Height: 30’
Crown Spread: 15’
Growth Rate: moderate
Flowers: clusters of white flowers
Foliage: compound leaves with toothed leaflets which turn tawny yellow
to reddish in fall
Fruit: clusters of quarter-inch red or orange berrylike
fruit sought after by birds after hard frosts
Soil: tolerates well drained soil, prefers neutral
to acidic ph
Water: medium to high
Fertilizer: high
Sun: full
Problems: cankers a problem in stressed trees, also
fireblight and sunscald
Comments: Summer heat may stress trees (increase
watering to compensate); berries can cause stomach cramps if eaten
raw.
Street Tree: recommended
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