Northern Mountain Ash

Sorbus decora (Sarg.) C.K. Schneid. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 40.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 36 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Seasonal Growth: Summer and Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin
DEN: Greenland
CAN: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

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.