Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
Tree factsheet
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Amelanchier lamarckii Schröder
taxonomy
author, year
synonym
Family
Eng. Name
Dutch name
subspecies
varieties
hybrids
cultivars, frequently used
Amelanchier laevis ‘Ballerina’
Amelanchier arborea ‘Robin Hill’
-nomenclature is confusing: in USA Amelanchier arborea is the accepted name.
-some botanists consider A. lamarckii to be a natural hybrid between
A. canadensis and A. laevis.
Schröder …
Amelanchier arborea, Amelanchier laevis
Rosaceae
Downy Service berry, Service berry, June berry
(Amerikaans) Krentenboompje, Drents Krentenboompje
A. lamarckii is probably a natural hybrid
as a small street tree
as a small street tree
references
PFAF database http://www.pfaf.org/index.html
morphology
crown habit
max. height (m)
max. dbh (cm)
leaf length (cm)
leaf petiole (cm)
leaf colour upper surface
leaf colour under surface
leaves arrangement
flowering
flowering plant
flower
flower diameter (cm)
pollination
fruit; length
fruit petiole (cm)
seed; length
seed-wing length (cm)
weight 1000 seeds (g)
seeds ripen
seed dispersal
bush or small tree, oval to round
6-9
40
5-7
1,5-2
green
bluish-green
alternate
April
monoecious
monosexual
18-28
insects
berry; 1-1,5 cm
1
seed; approx. 0,1 cm
3,3 – 3,6
June
birds; thrush, blackbird, wood-pigeon
habitat
natural distribution
in N.W. Europe since
natural areas The Netherlands
geological landscape types The Netherlands
(Hoek 1997)
forested areas The Netherlands
area Netherlands
% of forest trees in the Netherlands
soil type
pH-KCl
soil fertility
light
shade tolerance
(0=no tolerance to 5=max. tolerance)
drought tolerance
(0=no tolerance to 5=max. tolerance)
waterlogging tolerance
(0=no tolerance to 5=max. tolerance)
plant communities in the Netherlands
management
status USA
status Europe
status The Netherlands
application
propagation
regeneration
optimal gap size for regeneration
first plantation Netherlands
oldest tree U.K.
old tree Netherlands
resprouting after cutting
3
-1 -1
growth rate (M.A.I. in m ha j )
diseases
insects
wood
wood
wood structures key characteristics of pores
vol. mass heartwood (kg/m3)
2
elastic modulus (N/mm )
durability heartwood
heartwood color
sapwood color
contents
products
non-timber products
berries
N.-America
1781 - Germany
Till plateau, ice-pushed ridges, coversand area
sandy soils
not a forest canopy tree
indifferent
indifferent
indifferent
highly shade tolerant
4.3
2.4
3.5
Quercetea robori-petraea (klasse der eiken-beukenbossen op voedselarme grond):
-Betulo-Quercetum roboris (Berken-Eikenbos)
-Fago-Quercetum (Beuken-Eikenbos)
species absent; genus locally frequent in landscape
infrequent exotic species in forests, landscape, urban environment
frequent exotic (naturalized) species in forests, landscape, urban environment
ornamental tree, street tree, important seed tree for birds
seed; named cultivars by grafting
planting; natural regeneration from seed; uprootings
< 1x tree length
th
17 century
good
none
diffuse porous
light-brown
light-brown
cutlery, turnery
raw edible or cooked in jam
Ülo Niinemets and Fernando Valladares. 2006. Tolerance to shade, drought, and waterlogging of temperate Northern Hemisphere
trees and shrubs. Ecological Monographs 76:521–547
twig in winter
leaves of Service berry
two seedlings
photos 4x © Leo Goudzwaard
autumn color
ripening berries
inflorescence in April
photos 3x © Leo Goudzwaard
bark of a mature shrub