Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 4-6ft. |
Plant Spread: | 4-6ft |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: Finely toothed, rounded, dark green leaves change to variable shades of yellow and red in autumn. |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy Other: Slightly fragrant |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Flowering Tree |
Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Tea Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: If growing indoors. Scarify seeds: Before sowing. |
Pollinators: | Bees |
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Shad-Bush (Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent') by virginiarose | Feb 11, 2012 5:00 PM | 1 |