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Amelanchier arborea - Downy Serviceberry
Family Rosaceae
Botanical Name Amelanchier arborea
Common Name Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush
Size 15 - 25' tall with variable spread.
Hardiness Zone 4 - 9
Culture Prefers well-drained, moist, acidic soil.
Ornamental Value White flowers in spring, red fruit in fall, yellow-orange fall color.
Landscape Use In shrub borders and for naturalizing.
Key Identifying Characteristics Alternate, simple, obovate, elliptic, 1-3" long, serrate, tomentose leaves.
Notable Cultivars Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
Campus Location Ag: South Woody Garden
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