Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
-
shadbush, wild plum
Number of Varieties
520
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
Swamps, Thickets, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Violet, Plum
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Less Watering
Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Bacterial leaf spot, Beetles, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
-
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Birds, Deers, Hoverflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Agroforestry, Food for animals, Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Food for animals
Food for animals, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
AMELANCHIER arborea
Common Name
Meadow Barley
Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush
In Hindi
meadow barley
Juneberry
In German
Wiese Gerste
Felsenbirnen
In French
orge prairie
Amélanchier
In Spanish
cebada prado
Amelanchier
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
Juneberry
In Portuguese
cevada prado
Amelanchier
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
Świdośliwa
In Latin
pratum hordei
Amelanchier
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Amelanchier
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Malvoideae
Number of Species
1025
1
27800
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