Sorbus scopulina
Greene's mountain-ash · also Cascade mountain-ash, Rocky Mountain mountain-ash, Western mountain-ash
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Sorbus scopulina, also known as Greene's mountain-ash, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the rose family, native to North America. Its fruits are edible and provide food for birds and many mammals. It is common throughout the Rocky Mountains.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 110.00%8.9 yr3.1 in
- 60.01%5.9 yr5.7 in
- 30.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 5–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 5–10 ft
- Water needs
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 3.7 in, 90th percentile 5.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- New England-Acadian forests
- Western Great Lakes forests
Other Sorbus in the catalogue
21 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
