Of Renewal and Sad Tidings, The Amelanchier
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- Gay_Klok
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» Gay_Klok - Your great article
That was so interesting, In Australia, the Amelanchier is not very well known. There was a tree in the garden of our town house when we bought many years ago. I did not know what it was but strangely [after reading your article makes it strange] I hastily picked some and made a bouquet for my mother to take to Sydney for the funeral of an Aunt of mine.When we started the garden in the country, I transferred a seedling from the town garden. I can guarantee the taste of the berries - I now have dozens of seedlings growing up all over the country garden, no doubt transferred by the greedy peafowl and native birds. I made a corner and planted a grove of them but now I have to consider them as weeds and pull the seedlings out. Perhaps I should try some of the wine and get in before the birds.
It is a pity the flowers leave us so quickly but I love the red-brown colour of the new leaves that come out with the flowers - a delightful picture. And we do get good Autumn colour too.
Sometimes the leaves are ruined by the cherry slug but I wouldn't be without my June berry that flowers in October here!
-- posted by Gay_Klok
» Treeman - Fragrance?
A reader wrote me to ask the fllowing Question:
Have you ever heard of pronounced fragrance in Amelanchier?
My Response:
I did a little digging in Dirr and the only reference he makes to flower scent is that A. arborea has a slightly maloderous scent to the flower. he makes no other references to fragrance. Didn't notice any anywhere else, either.
Wes
-- posted by Treeman
» Jojo - Re: Fragrance?
The Serviceberry that grows on seaside cliffs here smells quite awful, of feet, or parmesan cheese, if you go up to it and take a deep whiff. It's not really strong and you probably wouldn't notice unless you stuck your nose right in like I did. I think they are Amelanchier alnifolia but I could be wrong.-- posted by Jojo
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