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Whitebeam Mountainash

Sorbus aria

Deciduous Tree

Height

35 - 45 (feet)

Spread

30 - 40 (feet)

Distinctions

Broad pyramidal or oval crown; foliage looks more like alder than mountain ash; leaves are leathery, gray-green to dark green on top, white and hairy beneath; flower clusters white, 2"-3" across; fruit is orange-red or scarlet; grows on alkaline soil; sun; fall color varies from light green to golden brown to red.

Limitations

Unknown

Hardiness

SE (Zone 5)

Origin

Europe

Whitebeam Mountainash