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Amelanchier lamarckii

 
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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Amelanchier (am-uh-LAN-kee-er) (Info)
Species: lamarckii (la-MARK-ee-eye) (Info)

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Category:
Shrubs
Trees

Height:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous
Bronze-Green
Good Fall Color

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From hardwood cuttings
From hardwood heel cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
From seed; germinate in a damp paper towel
From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium
By grafting

Seed Collecting:
Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing
Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible

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2 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive slyperso1 On Jun 4, 2008, slyperso1 from Gibsonia, PA (Zone 6a) wrote:

Amelanchier is tough multi-stemmed tree Requiring minimum pruning or maintenance that will tolerate extremes of cold and wet, is late frost hardy, I had a tree with spring leave exposed to 4 days of 25F and I did not sustain any damage to the leaves or flowers. It is tolerant of urban pollution, and is tolerant of neutral soil, but prefer amended acidic soil.
Do best in full sun.
Good fall color
Good spring flower

Single stem also found but is prone to breakage from ice and will grow a weak trunk.

Fruit are slightly smaller than a blueberry; they taste between a strawberry and an apple, and a lot less acidic
Seeds are much bigger than blueberry.

Flavor is more refined than a blueberry.

Neutral incomer44 On May 5, 2008, incomer44 from Sheffield
United Kingdom (Zone 8a) wrote:

Impressive when in blossom. But wind quickly removes the blossom. With good weather the blossom can last up to two weeks, but in my location it is normally less than this: sometimes is only a couple of days. If you plant this, it needs to be out of the wind.

Positive philomel On Apr 29, 2005, philomel from Termes d'Armagnac
France (Zone 8a) wrote:

This plant is often confused with, or mislabelled as, A. laevis and/or A. canadensis, but is distinct from both of these. It is native to N. America but is naturalised in Europa and Asia. It has frothy white flowers in spring followed by dark edible fruits in June. The fruits are very attractive to birds, who may strip the crop before it is ripe, which is a shame from the humans' point of view as they make very good eating when ripe if grown in favourable conditions. The leaves colour beautifully in autumn. It likes woodland conditions, with acidic damp soil and plenty of humus. In the strongly sunny climates of southern europe it welcomes shade for part of the day, though in the UK it enjoys full sun.
It can be grown as a specimen tree or multi-stemmed tree/shrub. It also makes a very good hedge - though is not happy in windy conditions.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Cincinnati, Ohio



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