Ivan's Beauty Mountain Ash

last minute purchase to include in my food forest. Trees arrive very healthy and still dormant. they’re rapidly waking up as it’s June in central new york. very excited to make wine with the berries in the years to come.

I've been eye-balling Likurnaya for quite a while but never quite took the plunge. A lot of options out there are on the tiny side, or uncertain identity, or the canned description was clearly not written by someone who knew the plant, or I just didn't know where it would sink its roots.
This one was not only truly in the 4-5' range, it was a sturdy plant that was trimmed to fit in the box rather than a whip struggling to reach its description. Good roots, good structure. It's not lived here long so I probably should wait to see what it will do, but it made me work to provide it an appropriate hole to plant it in, and it is showing every sign of settling in to its new location. I think I found the right time to recieve the right specimen to join my woodsy tribe.