| Description | Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) A multi stemmed Amelanchier that grows as an understory small tree. |
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| Pronunciation | (am-e-LANG-key-er) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8(9) |
| Sunlight | best in semi-shaded sites, will tolerated hot sunny areas if the soil has ample moisture |
| Moisture | average to moist, tolerates dry once established |
| Soil & Site | average, moist well drained soils |
| Flowers | white, borne in pendulous racemes in end of April before the leaves have appeared |
| Fruit | edible fruit starts green, changes to red and than ripens to a purple black color, botanically called a pome, birds love this fruit |
| Leaves | simple, opposite, emerge as a grayish bronze color changing to green, excellent fall color, yellows, reds and oranges |
| Dimensions | 15-25, multi stemmed |
| Cultivar Origin | cultivated since 1870 |
| Misc Facts | The species plant has a few nick names. June berry because the fruit ripens in June, Serviceberry because it bloomed during the spring funeral services, also resembles the English fruit tree (Sorbus domestica) called service tree and Shadblow because it bloomed when the Shad ran in the spring. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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