Amelanchier alnifolia

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Read about Amelanchier alnifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Amelanchier alnifolia, Nutt. (A. canadensis var. alnifolia, Torr. & Gray). Fig. 187. Shrub with rather stout upright branches, to 10 ft.: Lvs. broadly oval to oval- truncate or subcordate at the base, 1-1¾ in. long, coarsely and sharply toothed rarely below the middle, floccose-tomentose at first, very soon becoming glabrous: racemes many-fid., upright, short and dense, slightly tomentose at first; fls. rather small; petals oblong to narrowly oblong, ⅓-½ in. long; sepals short: summit of the ovary woolly: fr. nearly black, bloomy. May; fr. in July. Mich, to Ore. and Wash. S.S. 4:196. S.F. 1:185; 5:415. G.M.52:143 (habit). Var. florida, Schneid. (A. florida, Lindl. A. oxyodon, Koehne). Lvs. and racemes glabrous or nearly so from the beginning. B.R. 19:1589. Var. pumila, Schneid. (A. canadénsis var. pùmila, Nutt.). Glabrous like the preceding var., but very low and stoloniferous. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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