species
Amelanchier × lamarckii
Snowy mespilus
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Amelanchier × lamarckii belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Snowy mespilus, introduced to the UK. It reaches 8 m tall and 6 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, sand or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 8 m tall × 6 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Sand, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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