Amelanchier amabilis
Photo Credit:
F. Robert Wesley
Lovely shadbush is a large suckering shrub that can form thickets. The fruit is used by people and wildlife. Amelanchier species are very hard to distinguish, and other species can be shrub-form, so use a full key to identify. And they hybridize.
typical Amelanchier seedling, species unknown
R. Parker
Plant Information
Common Name(s):
lovely shadbush
Type:
Native
Shrubs, Trees
Moisture:
Dry
Moist
Moist
Light:
Sun
Part Sun
Part Sun
Soil:
Rocky/Stony
Recommended for gardening
Showy fruit
Showy fruit