Amelanchier
Shadbush · also Shadwood, Shadblow, Serviceberry
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Amelanchier is a genus of deciduous shrubs and small trees native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It produces attractive white flowers in early spring, followed by edible berries that are consumed by wildlife and humans. These plants are adaptable to various soil types but can be susceptible to powdery mildew and produce root suckers.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 8,1692.5%8.4 yr2.0 in
- 7,8110.69%—1.1 in
- 3,9501.5%—2.4 in
- 1,9740.27%—3.0 in
- 9451.3%4.8 yr2.4 in
- 8620.74%6.9 yr3.0 in
- 8550.28%—3.0 in
- 7630.39%11 yr3.0 in
- 6910.93%—4.7 in
- 5150.15%7.3 yr2.0 in
- 3140.71%—2.0 in
- 2950.63%—2.0 in
- 1871.6%2.3 yr2.0 in
- 1690.11%—3.5 in
- 960.04%—2.5 in
- 670.02%19 yr5.9 in
- 540.11%6.8 yr—
- 240.03%—2.0 in
- 210.01%27 yr4.5 in
- 20.01%—4.9 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—5.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 2.5 in, 90th percentile 4.3 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
- East European forest steppe
- North Atlantic moist 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.
