Description

Full sun, attracts birds, rabbit resistant, zone 3

Sorbus thuringiaca Fastigiata 

Pot size #7

An interesting upright accent tree, featuring unique semi-compound foliage with silver undersides, turning shades of yellow in fall; showy clusters of white flowers in spring, dark red berries in fall; needs well drained soil, resistant to fire-blight.

Columnar Oakleaf Mountain Ash features showy clusters of white flowers held atop the branches in mid spring. The orange fruits are held in abundance in spectacular clusters from early to late fall. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The glossy lobed leaves turn an outstanding gold in the fall. The smooth gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Columnar Oakleaf Mountain Ash is a deciduous tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.