Amelanchier huronensis

Wiegand

Round-leaf Service-berry

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit 272 iNaturalist observations

gbif· cc0

Olga Lakela Herbarium, University of Minnesota Duluth (DUL-)

gbif· cc0

Olga Lakela Herbarium, University of Minnesota Duluth (DUL-)

gbif· cc0

Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Description

A temperate tree in the Rosaceae family that grows to 7 m high.

This description is brief — help expand it

Edible Uses

The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked and is rich in iron and copper.

Traditional Uses

The fruit is eaten raw or cooked.

This uses section is brief — help expand it

Medicinal Uses

None known

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

North America, USA,

Cultivation

They are grown from ripened seed. It can be grown from seed, layering or suckers. Seed can take 18 months to germinate and layers can take 18 months to form roots.

Propagation

Seed is best harvested green — when fully formed but before the seed coat has hardened — and sown immediately in pots outdoors or in a cold frame. Stored seed obtained early enough in autumn can be given 4 weeks of warm stratification before being left out over winter, and should germinate in spring. Otherwise seed can be very slow to germinate, taking 18 months or more. When seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and grow on in a sheltered outdoor position, planting out once they reach 20cm or more. Where seed is plentiful, sow thinly in an outdoor seedbed and grow on for two years before planting out into permanent positions during winter. Layering in spring takes 18 months. Suckers can be divided in late winter, but must have been growing for 2 years to have formed roots. They can be planted straight into permanent positions if needed.

Other Uses

None known

Notes

There are about 25-30 Amelanchier species.

References (3)

Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/.
Rhodora 22:150. 1920