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    AMERICAN MOUNTAIN ASH

    Aug 13, 2020 2 minutes

    SORBUS AMERICANA

    SYNONYM: ROWAN TREE

    USE: JELLY

    RANGE: THROUGHOUT THE REGION

    SIMILARITY TO TOXIC SPECIES: NONE

    BEST TIME: SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

    STATUS: COMMON

    TOOLS NEEDED: NONE

    paradox. This tree sometimes reaches 40 feet in height but more often reaches only 20 feet, in which case it could be classified as a shrub. American mountain ash has alternate, finely toothed, compound leaves. These run between 13 and

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