June berry
Amelanchier lamarckii
Common Name: June berry
Genus: Amelanchier
Species: lamarckii
Category: Trees
Height: 10.00 m (1000 cm)
Spread: 12.00 m (1200 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: March and April
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Bronze, Green, Red, Orange
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Acidic
Ericaceous: Requires a neutral or acid soil (or ericaceous compost), with a pH of 7 or below
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Edible fruit, Has colourful autumn foliage
- Other features: produces edible purple-black fruit in June
Delicate star-shaped white flowers in March to April and bronze leaves maturing to dark green and then orange and red in autumn. Noted for its beautiful autumn leaf colour, this upright-stemmed shrub or tree is an ideal specimen plant for a shrub or mixed border in full sun or part-shade.
- Garden care: To train as a standard tree select the strongest, straightest stem removing all of the laterals up to 0.6-1.5m (3-5ft) from the ground in winter. Alternatively to train as a multi-stemmed tree remove stems that are growing too close together back to ground level.
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