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Western Mountain Ash vs Winterberry

Sorbus scopulina

Ilex verticillata

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Western Mountain Ash
Winterberry

Western Mountain Ash is a popular ornamental tree native to the western part of North America. Its attractive, white clusters of flowers bloom in early summer, making way for red, yellow or orange fruit in the fall. If the fruit doesn't catch your eye, Western Mountain Ash's autumn colours will capture your–and the birds's–attention.

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

Western Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Winterberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Berries: bunches of orange-red berries appear in late summer
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Flowers: white
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium




Other Names: cascade mountain ash, greene mountain ash
Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly