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Serviceberry: Amelanchier 'Regent'

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holding ripe Regent serviceberries

Family: Rosaceae

Above: ripe Regent berries, Below: Regent berries in granola pancake Use: specimen, hedge, screening
picking ripe red serviceberries

Plant: deciduous shrub from 3 to 6'

Origin: Upper Midwest into Canada

Zone
: 4 - 9

Flowers
: pungent white flowers on branch tips

Fruit: purple, juicy pome relished by birds and people

Foliage:simple, toothed

Culture
: sunny location in average soil. Tolerates part shade and heavy soil. Tolerates drought, but will go dormant if severe.



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