European mountain-ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Sorbus aucuparia

Description 2

Shape: Small tree
Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
Flower: White rounded cluster
Leaves: 4-9 inches long, pinnately compound, 11-15 leaflets, coarsely toothed, lower surface densely covered in soft hairs
Bark: gray-bronze, develop plates that eventually peel off
Fruit/Seed: cluster of ¼-3/8 inch red/orange berries
Height: 20-40 feet
Flowering: June - July
Habitat: urban landscapes
Other: non-native

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Simon G, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/36267672@N00/3917124094
  2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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