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Trees and shrubs
Western mountain ash
Sorbus sitchensis
Call for availabilityNative to the USRestorationWildlifeLandscape
Western mountain ash is a deciduous shrub. Up to about 12 feet tall. In the wild it grows in wooded or open, upper montane to subalpine slopes.
Light
Sun, Part shade, Shade
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Shrub
- Mature size
- Up to about 12 feet tall.
- Soil moisture
- Moist
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Bloom
- White · Jun, Jul
- Grows in
- Wooded or open, upper montane to subalpine slopes
- Native range
- AK & Yukon, s. through mts. to n. CA, e. to e. B.C., n. ID & n.w. MT
Wildlife and uses
Grouse, cedar waxwings & grosbeaks consume the berries.
Attracts: Birds
Good for: Restoration, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
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