Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
shadbush, wild plum
Castlewellan, Otto Luyken, Schipkaensis
Number of Varieties
203
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40000
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Habitat
Swamps, Thickets, Woods
Lowland evergreen rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Violet, Plum
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Keep the Soil well drained, Provide sufficient water to saturate the root zone, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Beetles, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Deers, Hoverflies
Bees, Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Informal Hedge
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Food for animals, Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Eye Infection, Nausia, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
extracted oil
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used As Food
Dried heads are used in floristry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
AMELANCHIER arborea
PRUNUS laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common Name
Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush
cherry laurel, common laurel
In Hindi
Juneberry
English laurel
In German
Felsenbirnen
Lorbeerkirsche
In French
Amélanchier
Laurier-cerise
In Spanish
Amelanchier
Prunus laurocerasus
In Greek
Juneberry
Prunus laurocerasus
In Portuguese
Amelanchier
Prunus laurocerasus
In Polish
Świdośliwa
Laurowiśnia wschodnia
In Latin
Amelanchier
Prunus padus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Amelanchier
Prunus
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Malvoideae
-
Number of Species
2540
1
27800
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