Amelanchier spicata

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Amelanchier stolonifera, Wiegand (A. spicata, Brit. & Brown, in part, not Koch. A. ovàlis of many authors, not Medikus). Upright stoloniferous shrub, 1-4 ft. high, forming patches: Lvs. oval, rarely oval-oblong or orbicular, rounded at the base or rarely subcordate, 1-2 in. long, finely serrate, usually quite or nearly entire on the lower third, glabrous above, densely white-tomentose beneath when young: racemes short, dense, upright, tomentose or nearly glabrous; fls. small; petals obovate-oblong, about ⅓ in. longj top of ovary woolly: fr. purplish black, bloomy, juicy and sweet. May. a few days later than A. laevis; fr. in July. Newfoundland and Maine to Va. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.