#1128 most planted
Amelanchier ovalis
Snowy mespilus · also Serviceberry
Deciduous
116
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
4
cities
2.5 in
median trunk (6 cm, 52 measured)
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Amelanchier ovalis is a deciduous shrub that produces edible pome fruits. It is native to central and southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 620.01%—1.8 in
- 450.02%—2.0 in
- 70.00%21 yr4.6 in
- 20.00%—5.8 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.5 in, mean 2.4 in, 90th percentile 4.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
- Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
Other Amelanchier in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
