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AMELANCHIER
Commonly known as Alderwood service berry, Juneberry, Shadbush
Genus of about 25 species of deciduous trees and shrubs mostly from moist woodland and stream banks in Europe, Asia and North America.
Hybrids of this shadberry, blooming when the fish run, are widely spread in the US and Europe.
The edible fruit, readily taken by birds, ranges from insipid to sweet and is flavoured of almond from its seeds.
When later-flowering it is susceptible to fireblight, probably spread by bees from bramble and wild rose flowers.
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Deciduous
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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WildlifeBird friendly
Buy Varieties of AMELANCHIER
AMELANCHIER alnifolia 'Obelisk'
fastigiate form with pure white flowers that have green centres
AMELANCHIER 'Ballerina'
large trusses of pure white flowers and edible bluish black fruits
AMELANCHIER x grandiflora 'Robin Hill'
compact and upright form with pink buds opening pale pink and fading to white
AMELANCHIER laevis
purplish young growth, large white flowers and good autumn colour
AMELANCHIER lamarckii
gives an excellent early spring display with white flowers and also rich autumn colour