The inland serviceberry is a North American native that can reach 25 feet tall. It can be grown in a wide range of well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. The white flowers in the spring give way to edible berries that ripen in early summer and can be used for making pies and preserves. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers (occasionally …
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Ballerina Allegheny serviceberry is a hybrid developed in the Netherlands in 1980. Its white flowers are more abundant and slightly larger than the species while its overall stature is somewhat smaller. Abundant spring flowers lead to abundant summer berries. The foliage emerges bronzy and becomes deep green in summer and turns purple/red in the fall. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four …
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Cumulus Allegheny serviceberry is an introduction from Princeton Nurseries in New Jersey. Its oval habit makes it a good candidate for narrower home spaces. The white blooms in spring followed by bird-friendly black fruit in summer and yellow to orange-scarlet fall color are typical of the species. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers …
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SPRING FLURRY® serviceberry was introduced by J.F. Schmidt with more of a tree form (strong central leader) than the multi-stemmed habit typical of the species. The abundant white blooms, fine-textured foliage, blue-purple bird-friendly berries and orange fall color are characteristic of the species. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers …
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In the wild, the native red-osier dogwood forms large thickets in moist woods. Its most outstanding feature is the dark red winter color of its stems. Under cultivation, it is grown as a multi-stemmed shrub. Small white flowers bloom in late spring followed by white to pale blue drupes that appear in mid-summer and are beloved by birds. While it can attain a height of 10 feet, most gardeners …
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Cardinal is one of the more popular cultivars of the native redosier dogwood and is notable for the coral or cherry red of its stems in winter. In late spring it produces small white flowers held in flattened clusters that attract butterflies. The white fruit attracts birds later in the season. Its reddish-purple leaves provide good fall color and the red stems provide contrast against a white …
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The Bailey dogwood is a cultivar of the native redosier dogwood and is notable for its bright red winter stems. It does not have the stoloniferous (spreading) habit of the species. In late spring it produces small white flowers held in flattened clusters which attract butterflies. The white fruit attracts birds later in the season. It has reddish-purple leaves in fall and later in the year its …
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The Cut-leaf Beech is best known for its deeply serrated and lance-shaped leaves. A wide range of cultivars of the European beech have been developed, many of which are eye-catching show stoppers for their shape (weeping, columnar or rounded) or foliage color (green, variegated, purple or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive …
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We know spring has arrived in northern climes when we see the cheery yellow blooms of the ubiquitous forsythias in April. Named after William Forsyth, one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society in the eighteenth century. Forsythias are medium to large shrubs that produce four-petaled clusters of bell-shaped flowers in the axils of the stiff, rough branches. These Asian shrubs are very …
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We know spring has arrived in northern climes when we see the cheery yellow blooms of the ubiquitous forsythias in April. Named after William Forsyth, one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society in the 18th century, forsythias are medium to large shrubs that produce four- petaled clusters of bell-shaped flowers in the axils of the stiff, rough branches. These Asian shrubs are very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
