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20JA2127 (2).JPG? Mountain Ash Berries - winter

May and June, the tree is covered in clusters of white flowers. Later in the summer, bunches of bright orange-red berries appear, 4 to 6 millimetres in diameter. Its leaves have 13 to 17 leaflets which are 5 to 10 centimetres long, with toothed edges.

 

Where it is found

The American mountain-ash is a small tree, up to 10 metres tall. It grows across Ontario, south of Hudson Bay.

Mountain ash is a plant. People use the berries to make medicine. The berries may be used fresh, dried, or cooked and then dried. People take mountain ash for treating kidney disease, diabetes, arthritis, low levels of vitamin C (vitamin C deficiency), diarrhea, and menstrual problems.ls

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Uploaded on October 13, 2019
Taken on January 10, 2020