General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 20 feet
Plant Spread: 6 - 8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Apomictic (asexual seed formation)
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Other: grafting
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Chinese Mountain Ash
Also sold as:
  • Sorbus hupehensis

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