Amelanchier arborea (Michx f.)
Author: Richard K. Lee
Common Names: Shadbush, Juneberry, Shadblow, Service-tree, Downy Serviceberry
Higher taxa: Family: Rosaceae
Tribe: Pomoideae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species: arborea
Identification: "Leaves deciduous in autumn, 2 to 4 inches long, 1 to 2 inches wide, egg-shaped at
the base; margins toothed; yellowish green and smooth on the upper surface, at first whitish and
hairy below but later becoming pale green and nearly smooth. Fruit borne in clusters, round,
about 1/4 to 2/3 inches in diameter, dry, reddish purple, sweetish, scarcely edible. Bark dark,
ashy-gray, divided by shallow fissures into long ridges. A tree occasionally 20 to 50 feet high
with a trunk to 1 feet in diameter, terminating in a narrow, round-topped head. Key
characteristics: leaves small, egg-shaped, with a sharp tip and usually heart-shaped base; winter
buds green tinged with brown, slender, to 1 inches long (Bishop)"
Geography
| Area | Status | Reference |
| N. America-
Continental US;Canada |
yes | Little,1980 |
| Eastern North America
US east of Miss.;Ontario and eastern Canada |
yes | Little,1980 |
| Southeastern US:
AL,AR,DE,FL,GA,KY,MD,NC,SC,TN,VA,WV |
yes | Little,1980 |
| Southern Appalachian States:
AL,GA,KY,MD,NC,SC,TN,VA,WV |
yes | Little,1980 |
| Coastal Plain | yes | Brown |
| Piedmont | yes | Brown |
| Blue Ridge Mountains | no | Brown |
| Ridge and Valley | yes | Brown |
| Cumberland Plateau | yes | Brown |
| Georgia | yes | Brown |
| Clarke Co. | yes | UGA Herbarium Specimen |
| Sam's Farm | Probable | Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs. |
| old field | Probable | Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs. |
| wetland | ? | |
| woods | Probable | Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs. |
| 1 Ha. Plot | Probable | Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs. |
How to encounter: Occur as an under story tree in music forest, rocky slopes, and pine stands
throughout the state of Georgia (Brown). Also, found on exposed hillsides, but more often near
streams (Bishop).
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References
Bishop, Norman G. 1967. Native Trees of Georgia. Georgia Forestry Commission, University
of Georgia, School of Forestry, Georgia Agriculture Extension Service.
Brown, Claud L., & L. Katherine Kirkman. 1990. Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States.
Timber Press, Inc. Portland, Oregon.
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