Does anybody process the berries? http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?KSNNS 28 May 2008 American Mountain Ash. (Sorbus americana) A member of Rosaceae (Rose Family) . This pretty tree forms red/orange berries in profusion, and apparently some birds ingest them during the Winter, and they are sometimes made into jelly for human consumption. The wood is very tough, and was much sought after for making singletrees and whippletrees (double tree) in the horse drawn era, also for canoe frames, since it bends well and is extremely tough and pliable. A nice tree in a garden. http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?LNIDD 6 August 2008 American Mountain Ash. (Sorbus americana) Berries
I still don't think you've got the right species on this. S. americana seen here are quite different.
I'd suspect it is European Rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Listed as an invasive species in parts of Canada. http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.rowan.html http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/flora.php?menuentry=soorten&id=2736 http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/rosaceae/sorbus-aucuparia.htm
In this day of digital cameras one would assume the posters of pictures in "scientific papers' could produce pictures with clarity. Most of the pictures are more confusing than informative. I will photogrph the tree this morning and have another look and compare it to this list. http://www.tcf-fca.ca/trees/species.php?genus_id=76
http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?VEQRG 7 August 2008 Showy mountain-ash (Sorbus decora) New Pictures to compare to: http://www.tcf-fca.ca/trees/species_info.php?species_id=273&lang=en Comments please.
