amelanchier

It also commonly hybridizes with other species of Amelanchier, and identification can be very difficult as a result.

I. amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks.

Like all Amelanchier fruit, these resemble a berry, but are actually pomes.

As with all species in the genus Amelanchier, the flowers are white, with 5 quite separate petals.

Selections from Amelanchier alnifolia have been chosen for fruit production, with several named cultivars.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier arborea.

Late fall and winter expose the naked beauty of trees such as the gnarly burr oak and the wispy amelanchier.

They were also sarvisberries, Juneberries and shadblows, all common names given to various native species of the genus Amelanchier.

This species was described by Clemens in 1862 from mines on Amelanchier found in June and July.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Cotoneaster integerrimus and Sorbus species.

In years when late flowers of Amelanchier overlap those of wild roses and brambles, bees may spread bacterial fireblight.

It is most closely related to Amelanchier, Peraphyllum, Crataegus, and Mespilus.

Amelanchier (Shadblow)

Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp)

And the Amelanchier, known as the serviceberry, Juneberry or shadbush, has delicate white blossoms and heart-shaped leaves.

Ilex amelanchier, the Swamp Holly, is a rare species of holly from southeastern North America.

George Washington planted specimens of Amelanchier on the grounds of his estate, Mount Vernon, in Virginia.

Larvae feed on Amelanchier, Malus, Photinia arbutifolia, and Prunus maritima.

A grove of native Amelanchier laevis trees - shadblow to New Englanders - was planted on either side of the stairway.

Two non-native shrubs, Amelanchier and Gaultheria, are said to have been planted there by landscape gardener Gertrude Jekyll.

(Although not seen much elsewhere, varieties of amelanchier can be found on nearby Block Island and New England and are native to Oregon's shores).

Montauk enjoys nature reservations where Amelanchier - shadberry, shadblow, shadbush or, more attractively but less accurately named, Juneberry - thrives.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis, Quercus and Malus species and possibly Amelanchier alnifolia.

The larvae feed on Rosa, Crataegus, Amelanchier, Acer, Quercus and Viburnum species.

A taxon called Amelanchier lamarckii (or A. x lamarckii) is very widely cultivated and naturalized in Europe, where it was introduced in the 17th century.