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Amelanchier interior
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Amelanchier
Species:
interior
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Natural range of Amelanchier interior

Amelanchier interior or Wiegand's shadbush is type of serviceberry shrub. It produces a sweet tasting edible fruit called a pome, which can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit has a sweet flavor. This species is a deciduous tree. It grows on hillsides and banks of streams and reaches up to nine meters. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. It can grow it acid, neutral and alkaline soils, as well as shade or semi-shade. It requires moist soil.

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