American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana Marshall - Rose family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 40.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 28 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on American Mountain Ash: Acrobasis tricolorella, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Euzophera semifuneralis, Hyalophora cecropia, Lomographa vestaliata, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma americana, Orgyia antiqua, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Phyllonorycter crataegella, Podosesia syringae, Synanthedon pyri, Venusia cambrica, Venusia comptaria
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.