American Mountain Ash vs Showy Mountain Ash - TreeTime.ca

American Mountain Ash vs Showy Mountain Ash

Sorbus americana

Sorbus decora

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

American Mountain Ash
Showy Mountain Ash

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.

Showy Mountain Ash is a hardy accent tree. It features pretty clusters of white flowers in spring followed by bright scarlet berries lasting into winter.

Great for small landscapes, Showy Mountain Ash is adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and it is suitable for average home landscape conditions.

American Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 10 m (32 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


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


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