Showy Mountain Ash vs Wayfaring Tree - TreeTime.ca

Showy Mountain Ash vs Wayfaring Tree

Sorbus decora

Viburnum lantana

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

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Showy Mountain Ash
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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.

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: reddish-orange
Flowers: white, showy clusters
Berries: redberries in bunches
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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