European Mountian Ash

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Tree #40

Name:
Common: European Mountain Ash
Scientific: Sorbus Aucupania
Leaf:          Type: Compound
Form:   1.Vein linear
                        2.Apex rounded
                        3.Margin entire
                        4.Base rounded
          Venation:


The Bark

Arrangement:alternate

Flower:
    Descripton:
        Snowy white flowers with five petals.

Fruit:


Mountain Ash leaf

Description:
Large clusters of bright red berries.

Twig: Stout, covered with white hairs when young.

Bark: Dark gray, smooth, with horizontal lines.

Form: Oval shaped .

Discussion:

Uses: The berries provide food for birds.

Origin (Location): Europe, Western Asia, Siberia

Distribution: Native of Euraasia; naturalized from SE, Alaska and across south Canada to New Foundland and from Maine to Minnesota and California.

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