Amelanchier huronensis
Wiegand
Round-leaf Service-berry
Olga Lakela Herbarium, University of Minnesota Duluth (DUL-)
Olga Lakela Herbarium, University of Minnesota Duluth (DUL-)
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked and is rich in iron and copper.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
How to Identify
A temperate tree in the Rosaceae family that grows to 7 m high.
How to Grow
They are grown from ripened seed. It can be grown from seed, layering or suckers. Seed can take 18 months to germinate and layers can take 18 months to form roots.
Propagation: Seed is best harvested green — when fully formed but before the seed coat has hardened — and sown immediately in pots outdoors or in a cold frame. Stored seed obtained early enough in autumn can be given 4 weeks of warm stratification before being left out over winter, and should germinate in spring. Otherwise seed can be very slow to germinate, taking 18 months or more. When seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and grow on in a sheltered outdoor position, planting out once they reach 20cm or more. Where seed is plentiful, sow thinly in an outdoor seedbed and grow on for two years before planting out into permanent positions during winter. Layering in spring takes 18 months. Suckers can be divided in late winter, but must have been growing for 2 years to have formed roots. They can be planted straight into permanent positions if needed.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Other Uses
None known
Notes
There are about 25-30 Amelanchier species.
References (3)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/.
- Rhodora 22:150. 1920
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