Basisdaten
description:
The American mountain ash is a small, ornamental tree (often multi-stemmed), which is 10 m high under favorable conditions. In higher regions, the mountain ash grows only shrubby.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Sorbus americana
family:
Rose family (Rosaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 10 m (33 ft) (33 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of American mountain ash are odd-pinnate. The leaf upside is dark green, the underside gray-green. The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
imparipinnate
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
conspicuous red
flowering:
May
blossom color:
white
blossom description:
White flowers in umbels. The flower follows the leaf shoots. The fragrance of the flowers is very intense to strong.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
Bright red berries in umbels. The fruit, fresh or dried, taste sour, containing iron, vitamin C and are rich in tannins. The fruits should be consumed in moderation.
branches:
The branches are reddish-brown and glossy. The buds are dark purple-red and sticky.
bark:
The bark is gray to reddish, smooth with large lenticels.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant, sensitive to soil compaction
location:
Sun to slight shade
soil:
permeable soils
ph value:
acid to slightly alkaline
usage:
single tree, planting in groups, bird feeding woods
