Botanical name | Sorbus aucuparia |
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Plant Care | Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance. Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Flowers | Bears small white flowers. |
Common name(s) | European mountain ash |
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Foliage | Mountain ashes are valued for their attractive foliage. |
Fruit | Bears bright red fruits that hang in clusters during autumn. |
Sorbus aucuparia (European mountain ash)
- Botanical name: Sorbus aucuparia
- Common name(s): European mountain ash
- Categories: Trees
Plant description:
Mountain ashes are valued for their attractive foliage, as well as for their small flowers, which are followed in autumn by bright red fruits that hang in clusters, often so heavy that the branches bend under their weight.
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Botanical Pronunciation: SOR-bus aw-kew-PAIR-ee-uh
Sorbus aucuparia requirements and features
info on these iconsModerate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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Bears small white flowers.
Mountain ashes are valued for their attractive foliage.