Sitka mountain ash, Pacific mountain ash
Sorbus sitchensis
Family: Rosaceae
What it is like
A shrub or small tree. It grows to 6 m high. The bark is smooth and light grey. The crown is rounded. The leaves are alternate and compound. There are 7-11 leaflets on a red central stalk. This stalk is 8-15 cm long. The leaflets are oval and 2-6 mm long. There are teeth towards the tip. They are dark green above and paler underneath. The fruit are small. They are 6-8 mm across. They occur in erect rounded clusters. The fruit are orange, red or purple. They are 10-12 mm across. They occur in small clusters 5-10 cm across.
There are about 75 Sorbus species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It reaches the alpine tree line in Canada.
Countries/locations it is found in
Alaska, Canada, North America, USA
How it is used for food
The fruit are used for jellies, marmalades, jams, wines and liqueurs. The fruit can be dried and stored.
Edible parts
Fruit