Sorbus americana
American Mountainash
2
Newfoundland to Manitoba,
Canada
south to Michigan, and North Carolina along the Appalachian Mountains -
United States
Small tree or shrub.
10 to 30 feet
Alternate, compound pinnate, 6 to 12” long, 11 to 17 leaflets, 1 1/2 to 4” long, 1/2 to 3/4” wide.
Winter buds of the
European Mountainash
are densely white pubescent while those of the American Mountainash are glabrous or only slightly pubescent
Bright red fruit
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