Showy Mountain Ash vs Red Elderberry - TreeTime.ca

Showy Mountain Ash vs Red Elderberry

Sorbus decora

Sambucus racemosa

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Showy Mountain Ash
Red Elderberry

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.

Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.

It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.

Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Toxicity: toxic to humans
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Flowers: white, showy clusters
Flowers: white
Berries: redberries in bunches
Berries: bright red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, PE
Other Names: dogberry
Other Names: red elder