Smooth shadbush facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Smooth shadbush |
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| A. laevis leaf and bark | |
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Amelanchier
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laevis
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Synonymy
Amelanchier arborea var. cordifolia (Ashe) B.Boivin
Amelanchier arborea subsp. laevis (Wiegand) S.M.McKay ex P.Landry Amelanchier arborea var. laevis (Wiegand) H.E.Ahles Amelanchier botryapium G.B.Emers. Amelanchier canadensis Torr. & A.Gray 1840, illegitimate homonym not (L.) Medik. 1793 Amelanchier laevis var. cordifolia Ashe Amelanchier laevis f. nitida Wiegand Amelanchier laevis var. nitida (Wiegand) Fernald Pyrus botryapium Bigelow |
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Amelanchier laevis (commonly known as the smooth shadbush, smooth serviceberry, or Allegheny serviceberry) is a North American species of tree in the rose family, growing up to 9 metres (30 ft) tall. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States, from Newfoundland west to Ontario, Minnesota, and Iowa, south as far as Georgia and Alabama.
Description
Amelanchier laevis has stems of 1–15 metres (3 ft 3 in – 49 ft 3 in) or 2–17 metres (6 ft 7 in – 55 ft 9 in) which grow in small clumps. Its petioles are 12–25 millimetres (0.47–0.98 in) with green blades which are elliptic and almost ovate. The leaves have 12–17 lateral veins and 6-8 teeth per cm. The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit has a sweet flavor. The bark can be made into a herbal medicine for expectant mothers. It is a deciduous tree hardy in zones 4 to 8. It is cultivated as an ornamental shrub. The cultivar 'R.J. Hilton' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
See also
In Spanish: Amelanchier laevis para niños
