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Plant Description and Details
Outstanding red berries punctuate the fall forest greens, lasting until the birds finish their banquet. Behind the berry clusters, palm-shaped leaves impart an exotic (yet native!) feel to the landscape. It can reach heights of 10' or more, eitherbranching at the base or more of a single-trunked tree. It suckers from the roots, so it will slowly form a thicket. It is very similar to the European Mt. Ash commonly sold in the nursery trade (S. aucuparia), but this native Mt. Ash is more shrubby.
| Common Names | Mountain Ash, Greene's Mt. Ash |
| Community | Mountain |
| Annual Water Needs | 20-30 inches |
| Drought Tolerant | No |
| Native Range | Mountain scapes, streamsides, slopes, in all western states. |
| Native States | CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY |
| Hardiness | Down to Zone 4 |
| Exposure | Sun - Part Shade |
| Soil Preference | Well Drained |
| Placement | Showy yard specimen, shrubscape, shady spots, part of a hedgerow. |
| Mature Height | 6 - 12 ft. |
| Mature Width | 8 ft. |
| Group Spacing | 5-10 ft. |
| Blossom Color | White |
| Blooms | Early Summer |
| Establishment Tips | Water at planting and 2-3 times deeply the first summer. |
| Maintenance Tips | Top prune to force shrubby or prune lower branches off to a single stem. |
| Wildlife Notes | Birds and small animals eat the berries. |
| Plants Symbol | SOSC2 |
| Lewis & Clark | Yes |
