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Tree & Shrub |
General
Mountain Ash
Botanical Name:
Sorbus aucuparia
Description:
The Mountain Ash is not related to the true Ashes, but has derived its name from the similarity of the leaves. In comparison to the true Ash, it is but a small tree, rarely more than 30 feet high. It belongs to the order Rosacece and is distinguished from its immediate relations the Pear, Crab Apple, White Beam and Wild Service Tree by its regularly pinnate, Ashlike leaves. It is generally distributed over the country in its wild state, but is also much cultivated as an ornamental tree.
The fruit is rather globose, with teeth at the apex and two to three seeded cells. The bark has a soft, spongy, yellowishgrey outer layer and an inner thicker portion, with many layers of a light brown colour. It has a bitterish taste, but is odourless.
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Added:
5/25/2010
Updated:
5/25/2010
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