Rosaceae FAMILY

Amelanchier lamarckii

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Amelanchier lamarckii is a deciduous shrub or tree that can grow up to 9 metres tall. Usually suckering to produce a dense clump of stems, some forms grown in gardens have a single stem and a tree-form[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant has a very tasty fruit which is often harvested from cultivated and naturalized plants. An ornamental plant, it is grown in gardens for its floral display, the autumn colour of its leaves, and for its edible fruits, which attract birds to the garden[ 1063 Title American Species of Amelanchier Publication Illinois Biological Monographs Vol. 20 No. 2 Author Jones G.N. Publisher The University of Illinois Press; Illinois Year 1946 ISBN Description An excellent monograph of the American species of the genus Amelanchier, even though it is rather dated and there have been numerous name changes as a result of new information. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeOriginally from Eastern N. America, but no longer found there. It is cultivated and also naturalized in western Europe.

HabitatPossibly no longer found in its original wild habitat, it is naturalized in S. England on sandy heaths and in damp acid woods[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ].