American Mountain Ash vs Buttonbush - TreeTime.ca

American Mountain Ash vs Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Sorbus americana

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COMING SOON

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Buttonbush
American Mountain Ash

Buttonbush is a moisture loving shrub that provides year round interest.

It has round, fragrant flowers resembling small buttons or pincushions. The flowers transform into small reddish-brown fruit that persists into winter while the leaves take on shades of red in fall.

Providing essential food to bees, butterflies, and other insects, this shrub is versatile. Try it in your next shrub border.

American Mountain ash is a beautiful, medium-sized ornamental tree that is ideal for residential lots. Mountain Ash blooms with tiny white flowers in the spring, followed by clusters of small red/orange berries in the summer.

American Mountain Ash's berries stay on the tree throughout the winter. This attracts birds and other small wildlife to your landscape as the berries are an important food source during the winter months.

Buttonbush Quick Facts

American Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 10 m (32 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: scarlet red
Flowers: large, white, spherical
Flowers: white clusters, spring
Berries: bunches of orange-red
Seeds: seeds contained within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: dogberry