Doesn't make it wrong just makes it modern. It grows up to 100 feet high, but is more often found in spreading clumps on sandy soils. It is cultivated in North America, often under the name of weeping birch. Birds are also responsible for dispersing the seeds.
Rowans thrive in poor soils and colonize disturbed areas.
In some parts of Europe they are most common around ancient settlements, either because of their weedy nature or because they were planted. It grows to 130 feet in open sites, with a broad crown reminiscent of American elm trees. Ash was and still is an important timber tree, and is a traditional material for the handle of a besom. The common ash is occasionally cultivated in North America, and similar native ash species are widely grown as street trees. Like willows, alders sprout from stumps.