American Mountain Ash vs Ohio Buckeye - TreeTime.ca

American Mountain Ash vs Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Sorbus americana

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(new stock expected: fall of 2027)

Ohio Buckeye
American Mountain Ash

Ohio Buckeye is a medium sized deciduous tree. If you are looking for a shade tree, Ohio Buckeye's dense canopy of unique leaves can provide it.

Named after its fruit, an inedible nut enclosed in a prickly husk, Ohio Buckeye also features green-yellow flowers and long, broad leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall.

Slow growing, but an extremely attractive tree. Find out what experienced horticulturalists already know: this tree is a gem.

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.

Ohio Buckeye Quick Facts

American Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $6.99
Zone: 2b
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 10 m (32 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: nuts are toxic to humans and cattle

Foliage: palmate
Fall colour: reddish-orange or yellow
Fall colour: scarlet red
Flowers: white clusters, spring
Berries: bunches of orange-red
Nuts: spiny nut
Seeds: seeds contained within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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