| Description | Dwarf Garden Serviceberry(Amelanchier ovalis pumila) A multistemmed compact garden shrub with white flowers in spring followed by edible fruit. |
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| Pronunciation | (am-e-LANG-key-er) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | best in mostly sunny sites with some shade , will tolerate sunny |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, well drained alpine |
| Flowers | white, borne in erect racemes, end of April before the leaves have appeared |
| Leaves | oval, green emerges reddish bronze in spring. yellow in the fall. |
| Dimensions | 5 by 5 feet (HS) |
| Propagation | cuttings, seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered and cultivated by the well-known alpine plant gardener Hans Frei in Ticino (Switzerland). Hans Frei owned a small nursery in Germany |
| Misc Facts | pumila means dwarf, SYN: Amelanchier rotundifolia, AKA: Serviceberry, Juneberry |
| Author's Notes | There was very little information available on this plant. |
| Notes & Reference | Sarastro-Stauden Nursery in Austria (www.sarastro-stauden.com/) |
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