Mountain Ash Bonsai Tree
Fast growing and reaches 20 30 feet tall.
Mountain ash bonsai tree. Mountain ash tree is a produces berries in a variety of colors. Mountain ash or rowans are popular garden trees. Of all the sorbus species it is s. Showy white spring flowers are followed by large clusters of flame red berry like fruit loved by birds.
In the spring the mountain ash is loaded with clusters of snowy white flowers. In fall clusters of brilliant orange red berries appear to make the mountain ash a very decorative tree all year long. The mountain ash is actually not an ash but a member of the rose family. The pink flowers are followed by white fruit in autumn.
Mountain ash trees will grow in just about all soils types. The bonny rowan tree is a hardy little mountain ash tree with soft delicate fern shaped leaves. Sorbus aucuparia is a european native and the most widely planted of a large group of similar shrubs and trees. Round reddish organge berries follow after flowering.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 7 and the european mountain ash sorbus aucuparia which grows in usda zones 3 through 6 are the two varieties you re likely to find at the garden center. They can provide both flowers decorative fruit and an attraction to wildlife. In summer it is covered with feathery fern like leaves that turn red in autumn. In spring the trees are covered in dense clusters of white flowers and provide colorful orange ornamental berries in fall.
Mountain ashes sorbus spp have full deep green leaf canopies in summer. While we think of them as small to mid sized orange red fruited trees there are many other mountain ash species that are suitable for today s smaller gardens. Sorbus is a genus of about 100 species of deciduous trees and shrubs widely distributed in temperate regions of the world often found in woodland on hills and mountains. This small native tree s dark green leaves turn yellow orange and reddish purple in the fall.
It blossoms generously in the spring with creamy white flowers. Aucuparia the mountain ash that is most commonly used for bonsai though there are other sorbus species or mountain ash that would undoubtedly be equally suitable. Often planted as an ornamental tree for its beauty it is also useful in providing an excellent source of shade in the summer. Sorbus aucuparia the common mountain ash is an upright tree with clusters of white flowers in late spring followed by orange red berries in autumn and yellow autumn leaf colours.
Sorbus americana an ornamental sensation. Likes acidic soil with good drainage full sun to light shade. The korean mountain ash sorbus alnifolia which grows in u s. See more pictures of trees.
The american mountain ash and related species most often the european mountain ash sorbus aucuparia are also referred to as rowan trees.