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Western Mountain Ash vs Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Sorbus scopulina

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Winterberry
Western Mountain Ash

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 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 Quick Facts

Western Mountain Ash Quick Facts

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




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