Showy Mountain Ash vs Winterberry - TreeTime.ca

Showy Mountain Ash vs Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Sorbus decora

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Winterberry
Showy 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.

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.

Winterberry Quick Facts

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low


Foliage: yellow-green
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Flowers: white, showy clusters
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Berries: redberries in bunches
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: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly
Other Names: dogberry