Sorbus americana

Plant Characteristics
Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30.
Width:	⇔	20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Scientific Names
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Read about Sorbus americana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sorbus americana, Marsh. (Pyrus americana, DC. S. micrantha, Dum.-Cours.). American Mountain-ash. Dogberry. Small tree, attaining 30 ft., with spreading branches, or sometimes shrubby: lfts. 11-17, lanceolate, long-acuminate, sharply serrate, glabrous or slightly pubescent when young, light green above, paler beneath, 1 1/2 - 4 in. long: fls. 1/5 – 1/4 in. across, in dense, 3-6-in.-broad, usually glabrous corymbs: fr. globose, bright red, 1/6 – 1/4 in. across, with the calyx-lobes very small and connivent. May, June. Newfoundland to Man., south to Mich. and N. C. Var. microcarpa, Torr. & Gray (S. microcarpa, Pursh), has narrower foliage and very small frs. about 1/6 in. across. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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