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Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
June - July
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
September - October
American Mountain-ash can be found in the higher elevations of the mid-Atlantic area and further north as either coarse shrubs or trees up to 15m high. Its white flowers are borne in flat compound cymes 620cm across. In autumn, it forms red berry-like pomes that persist through winter.