Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash          SOR-bus aw-ku-PAH-ree-a

• Broadleaf deciduous tree, 35 ft (11 m) tall and 20 ft (7.6 m) wide, upright, narrow habit, vigorous, leaves are dark green above, gray-silvery below, leaves rust colored in fall, fruit is bright red and colors early (early August).
• Sun to part shade, prefers acid soils.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 2      Introduced by Michigan State University.