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Serviceberries: Amelanchier

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holding ripe Regent serviceberries

Family: Rosaceae

Above: ripe purple Regent berries, Below: ripe red berries Use: specimen, hedge, screening
picking ripe red serviceberries

Plant: deciduous shrubs or ornamental trees to 30'

Origin: American mountains and plains

Zone
: 4 - 9

Flowers
: white clusters on branch tips

Fruit: red to purple, juicy or dry, edible pome

Foliage:simple, toothed

Culture
: sunny location in average soil. Tolerates part shade and heavy soil. Tasty addition to granola pancakes.



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