Native Plants

American Mountain-Ash

Sorbus americana
Location

Native to

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Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars

American Mountain-Ash is a smooth-barked, deciduous shrub or small tree that grows 10 to 30 feet tall in full sun to shade, and in cool, dry to moist soils. It has a short trunk, slender, spreading branches, and a narrow, open, round-topped crown. Its small, white flowers give way to clusters of bright red berries that attract birds.

May Attract

American Mountain-Ash is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

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Sparrows
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+10

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Cardinals & Grosbeaks
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Wrens
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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
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Finches
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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
+11

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