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Canadian Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)

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Amelanchier Canadensis, or more commonly know as Canadian Serviceberry, is a tree shrub with green foliage and white flowers of the genus Amelanchier. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 20 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during mid spring and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Amelanchier Canadensis or Canadian Serviceberry's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Amelanchier
Family: Rosaceae
Order: Rosales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU FAC
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FAC) 2(FAC) 3(FACU) 5(FACU)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: Medium
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: Yes
Flower Color: White
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Black
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 20
Height Mature (feet): 20
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Long
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: Yes
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Cold Stratification Required: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Frost Free Days Minimum: 110
Hedge Tolerance: High
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 5.6
pH (Maximum): 7.5
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 700
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 1800
Precipitation (Minimum): 30
Precipitation (Maximum): 60
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 20
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): -33
Bloom Period: Mid Spring
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 95708
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Seedling Vigor: High
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

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