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Amelanchier lamarckii F.G. Schroed. 1968
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Juneberry begins and ends the season spectacularly: it is one of the first trees to blossom exuberantly with small white flowers in the spring and its leaves turn a burning red color in the autumn. It was originally imported from North America, cultivated in Drente and grew wild. Nowadays this specific species is no long found in southwestern Canada, its place of origin! It grows along the edges of woods and in areas where trees have been felled. The flowers produce full clusters of sweet, purplish-red berries, already appearing in June. They are a delicacy for birds and people alike. The dried berries used to be added as currants in pastries.
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Het Drents krentenboompje begint en eindigt het seizoen uitbundig: Eind april bloeit hij volop, terwijl de blaadjes nog niet groen maar rozebruin zijn, en in de herfst kleuren die blaadjes vlammend rood. De plant is ingevoerd vanuit Noord-Amerika en daarna verwilderd. In Zuidoost-Canada, waar hij vandaan is gekomen, komt hij niet meer voor. Je kunt hem aan bosranden, in houtwallen en op kapvlakten zien, vooral in Drenthe, maar ook in de rest van Nederland. Hij is ook in duinbossen algemeen. In de zomer heeft hij trosjes zoete, paarsrode besjes, een lekkernij voor vogels en mensen.
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In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / saprobe
gregarious, erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph of Cytospora microspora is saprobic on twig of Amelanchier lamarckii
Foodplant / pathogen
Erwinia amylovora infects and damages flower of Amelanchier lamarckii
Foodplant / gall
hypophyllous aecium of Gymnosporangium clavariiforme causes gall of live leaf of Amelanchier lamarckii
Remarks: season: 7-9+
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
subgregarious, immersed pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph of Phomopsis amelanchieris is saprobic on branch of Amelanchier lamarckii
Remarks: season: 4
Foodplant / parasite
Phyllactinia mali parasitises Amelanchier lamarckii
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Tubaria dispersa is saprobic on buried, mummified berry of Amelanchier lamarckii
Remarks: season: late spring, early autumn
Other: unusual host/prey
Amelanchier lamarckii, also called snowy mespilus,[1] juneberry,[1] or snowy mespil[2] is a large deciduous flowering shrub or small tree in the family Rosaceae. It is widely naturalised in Europe.
It has white flowers that are star-shaped. Its young berry-like pome fruits are dark red when young, but become dark purple when ripe. The fruits are edible and have an apple and sweet flavor. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]
This form is an apomictic microspecies, and presumed to be of hybrid origin[3] (A. laevis and either A. arborea or A. canadensis) and therefore under the rules of botanical nomenclature it would be known as Amelanchier × lamarckii. Its common name "snowy mespilus" reflects its close relationship with the medlar genus, Mespilus.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Amelanchier lamarckii AGM".
- ^ "Collins English Dictionary".
- ^ Rushforth, Keith. Collins Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe. Harper Collins Publishers, 1999, p. 503-4.
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