You might be familiar with mountain ash (or rowan); there is a popular landscaping and street tree that is a European variety. Our native mountain ash is much more shrub-like, occasionally growing to resemble a small delicate tree. 
 
 
 
This species prefers forest edges and understory, streamside thickets, and draws. In the garden this translates to partly sunny to shaded spots that receive regular moisture. Large toothed compound leaves turn a brilliant red-orange in the fall, and clusters of bright orange berries are a welcome sight to migrating and wintering birds. Apparently you can make the berries into wine. Let me know if you give that a shot; I'm curious.
 
 
 
The unique shape of the leaves offsets this shrub well from other thicket species. Plant with thimbleberry, western coneflower, Utah honeysuckle, pearly everlasting, white spiraea, elderberry, prickly currant, lady fern, and meadowrue for a lush wildlife paradise.