Sorbus vilmorinii Sorbus vilmorinii Sorbus vilmorinii, the Vilmorin's rowan or Vilmorin's mountain ash (), is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan in China. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, tall, with ferny leaves, each having multiple leaflets that turn purple in autumn (fall). The fruits, which can last through winter, are crimson, turning to pale pink. They are eaten by birds when there is no other food supply nearby. The specific epithet "vilmorinii" refers to the 19th century French horticulturalist Maurice de Vilmorin. It grows in a wide range of habitats
Mountain Ash railway station Mountain Ash railway station Mountain Ash railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf Reilffordd Aberpennar) is a railway station serving the town of Mountain Ash in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. It is also located on the banks of the Afon Cynon, a major river in the town of Mountain Ash. A station serving this area of the town was first opened at Oxford Street by the Taff Vale Railway in 1888. This was closed to passengers by the Western Region of British Railways in 1964. Passenger services were reinstated to a new