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Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 19:24
| Hi everyone! A friend of mine has this tree growing up beside her giant maple, and would like to know if someone here could ID it please. We could then do a little research on it, to find out what height it could reach, etc.
Thanks very much for any help you are able to give, Judith
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| Mountain Ash, genus Sorbus. Probably the European, possibly the American -- I'm not good enough to differentiate. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 21:20
| Yeah, for sure a mountain ash, Judith. Nice trees but not long-lived. BTW, they are also unrelated to ash trees. Crazy common names! +oM |
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| They are also called "rowan", but maybe that is british english? Nice trees by the way, and they thrive in any conditions as long as they get enough sunlight |
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| A yellow-berried cultivar of European Rowan Sorbus aucuparia, maybe 'Fructo Luteo'. Not an ash, ashes have opposite leaves and don't have berries. Resin |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 3, 12 at 7:49
| i have been reading a bunch of historical novels.. set in Britain ... who knew this was the rowan the druids were all excited about.. go figure... it 748am.. and i already learned my ONE new thing for the day.. i guess its all down hill from here.. lol ken |
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| Yep, mine is berried up now too, pleasant surprise, it's tucked away in an unconspicuous spot and I think it's the first time I've noticed berries on it. |
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| A lot of berries on the rowan is foretelling a severe winter, so watch out ;) |
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| The orange berried Sorbus has naturalized here in the Pacific Northwest and goes by the common name of Mountain Ash. Common names are a big source of confusion everywhere. I have seedlings popping up all over. It's almost a weed here. The deer love to browse them. English Holly, Illex aquifolium, is considered to be a tolerable weed here also. It just depends on where it's growing. Mike |
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- Posted by judith5bmontreal (My Page) on Sat, Aug 4, 12 at 13:48
| Thank you so much everyone! A lot of interesting information too.... I will let my friend know what you all have said. Judith |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Sun, Aug 5, 12 at 22:33
| One thing about any Sorbus species "invading" an area to which it's not native; the tree is so short-lived, it's hard to see it really outcompeting much of anything. All this "mountain ash" talk has reminded me of how much I enjoy seeing this plant in any of its guises. May have to plant a few up north. +oM |
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| "Common names are a big source of confusion everywhere" Simple solution to this problem. When they are confusing, don't use them, let them die. Use non-confusing names, like rowan. Resin |
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| Here's a Sorbus with white berries growing in a garden on Vancouver Island, Canada. The leaves in the background are from two different Rhododendrons. Our local Arboretum in Seattle, has a large collection of Sorbus. Mike  |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 17:56
| Never saw anything like that^. +oM |
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