European mountain-ash Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia

Leaf:Alternate, pinnately compound, 5 to 8 inches long, individual leaflets are serrated on their upper halves, 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, dull dark green above paler below.
Flower:Showy clusters of small white flowers, clusters 3 to 5 inches across, appearing in late spring to early summer.
Fruit:Clusters of bright deep orange small (3/8 inch in diameter) pomes, very showy, ripening in fall, persistent.
Twig:Moderate to stout, pubescent early, becoming shiny gray-brown later in season, spur shoot present, leaf scars narrow, buds 3/8 to 1/2 inch long, reddish brown with long gray pubescences.
Bark:When young, smooth with numerous lenticels, grayish brown, developing cracks, splits and scaly patches with age.
Form:A small tree up to 40 feet tall, crown is initially elliptical but becoming wider with age.

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