Juneberry - Apple Serviceberry
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Apple Serviceberry.
Amelanchier lamarckii
Juneberry - Apple Serviceberry

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Acquired: tbd
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Source: Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle

Sweet and succulent with a flavor of apples, Apple Serviceberries can also be dried for later use. This is one of the nicest of the serviceberries. The fruit is rich in iron and copper. It is up to 10mm in diameter. In the UK it is known as Snowy Mespilus. It has been used successfully as a dwarfing rootstock for european pears [1].


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