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Life Form:

Deciduous tree

Average Height:

25-30' (7.6-9.1 meters)

Bark Characteristics:

Young bark is smooth and grey, becoming rough with age.

Bloom Characteristics:

Five-petaled, white flowers grow in drooping clusters of 4-10 before leaves emerge. Flowers are 1-3" (2.5-7.6 cm) across.

Fall Color:

Orange-red

Foliage Characteristics:

Alternate, simple, elliptic leaves have serrate margines. Leaves are 1-3" (2.5-7.6 cm) long.

Fragrance:

Fragrant flowers

Fruit Characteristics:

Berry-like pome matures from green, to red, to dark purple from May to June. Fruit is .25-.4" (7-10 mm) across.

Structure:

Irregular

Range:

E Canada to E USA

Habitat:

Swamps, bogs, lowlands

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Common Name:

Canadian Serviceberry

Juneberry

Shadbush

Thicket serviceberry

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Amelanchier

Species:

canadensis

Accession Number:

2022-0472A

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax73e67a12f-ef09-4e61-9b6f-6df4f5fd628c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0472A