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| synonyms: Allegheny Serviceberry, Snowy Mespilus |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Deciduous |
| size: Smaller garden trees (up to 10m) |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green, Trees and shrubs with good autumn colour |
| plants for a purpose: Scented flowers, Trees and shrubs with decorative white flowers |
| growing conditions: Frost tolerant plants USDA zone 7 to -10°F or -22°C |
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Amelanchier laevis Wieg., family Rosaceae. Snowy Mespilus or Allegheny Serviceberry A small deciduous tree, native to eastern N. America. Grows to 12m (40ft), producing delicate white fragrant blossom in late April, early May among pink unfolding leaves. Fruits ripen in July and August, through red to dark purple, 0.5cm (¼in) in diameter. Leaves colour bright red and yellow in autumn. Z4. |
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