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§1 Plant

Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fernald

vernacular common serviceberry — species · Rosaceae


USDA
AMAR3
GBIF
3024052
Rank
species
common serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
Platephotograph · Bonnie KinderCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Rosaceae Juss.
Genus
Amelanchier
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 911 counties across 24 states/territories
Legend Native · 911 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Medium
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
None
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-47 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
26–80 in/yr
pH range
4.8–7.5
Root depth
20 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Slow
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
36 ft
Height @ 20 y
25 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Dark Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Red
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
79,832
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Contracting Only
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
Yes
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 911 counties across 24 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 58 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 56 N
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Florida view state ↗ 11 N
Georgia view state ↗ 51 N
Illinois view state ↗ 70 N
Indiana view state ↗ 39 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 103 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 25 N
Maine view state ↗ 16 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 25 N
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N
New York view state ↗ 44 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 54 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 64 N
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 15 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 65 N
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N
Virginia view state ↗ 98 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 53 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/AMAR3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3024052 ↗

Record version

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