"...Amelanchier alnifolia, the saskatoon, Pacific serviceberry, western serviceberry, alder-leaf shadbush, dwarf shadbush, chuckley pear, or western juneberry, is a shrub with edible berry-like fruit, native to North America from Alaska across most of western Canada and in the western and north-central United States. Wikipedia
"...Amelanchier alnifolia, the saskatoon, Pacific serviceberry, western serviceberry, alder-leaf shadbush, dwarf shadbush, chuckley pear, or western juneberry, is a shrub with edible berry-like fruit, native to North America from Alaska across most of western Canada and in the western and north-central United States. Wikipedia
"...Amelanchier alnifolia, the saskatoon, Pacific serviceberry, western serviceberry, alder-leaf shadbush, dwarf shadbush, chuckley pear, or western juneberry, is a shrub with edible berry-like fruit, native to North America from Alaska across most of western Canada and in the western and north-central United States. Wikipedia
I've never heard of any of those either. Isn't it easier to use the one "botanical" name?
As described in the cat.
THE NEW BLUEBERRY' - “Looking and tasting like
a sweet, fragrant blueberry, the flesh of this fruit is studded with
little marzipan-flavoured seeds, creating a delicious two-toned
flavour”.
Tasting like blueberry and cherry, with a hint of
almond. This anthocyanin rich fruit is perfect for jams, smoothies and
other desserts.
Origin: Canada. Amelanchier
canadensis is a beautiful shrub which will grow in sun or part shade,
growing to 200-250cm it has pretty star-shaped white flowers in the
spring, which are followed by juicy anthocyanin rich fruits ready for
picking from early July, and the added bonus of glorious autumn foliage.
Easier to grow than blueberries as it will grow in any soil, they are
super-cold hardy and resistant to all kinds of pests and diseases. The
reddish-purple berries are packed with vitamins and antioxidants,
perfect to eat fresh from the bush like blueberries, or ideal to bake
and preserve. Supplied in a 4 litre pot
Never got berries on one I had as the blackbirds always got there first, if I'd known they tasted a bit like marzipan though I might have saved some, love marzipan.
Remove the blueberry plant from its plastic pot and soak it in a
bucket of rainwater for about 20 minutes prior to planting. Select an
attractive-looking container about 38cm (15in) wide and cover the bottom
with crocks for drainage. Put a layer of good quality ericaceous
compost in the bottom of the container and place the plastic pot on top
of it. Fill around the pot with compost.
The blueberry bushes your link is referring to I wouldn't say that's the same plant we are talking about. To me an Amelchanier is a large shrub or trees. I think of a blueberry bush rather like a gooseberry or blackcurrant bush Am I getting it wrong?
An Amelianchier isn't a blueberry, it's a much bigger plant. Calling it "the new blueberry" is just a bit of marketing nonsense. The fruits might look superficially a bit blueberry-ish but otherwise it's not even similar.
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Isn't it easier to use the one "botanical" name?
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As described in the cat.
THE NEW BLUEBERRY' - “Looking and tasting like a sweet, fragrant blueberry, the flesh of this fruit is studded with little marzipan-flavoured seeds, creating a delicious two-toned flavour”.
Tasting like blueberry and cherry, with a hint of almond. This anthocyanin rich fruit is perfect for jams, smoothies and other desserts.
Origin: Canada. Amelanchier canadensis is a beautiful shrub which will grow in sun or part shade, growing to 200-250cm it has pretty star-shaped white flowers in the spring, which are followed by juicy anthocyanin rich fruits ready for picking from early July, and the added bonus of glorious autumn foliage. Easier to grow than blueberries as it will grow in any soil, they are super-cold hardy and resistant to all kinds of pests and diseases. The reddish-purple berries are packed with vitamins and antioxidants, perfect to eat fresh from the bush like blueberries, or ideal to bake and preserve. Supplied in a 4 litre pot
preparing your blueberry plant
Remove the blueberry plant from its plastic pot and soak it in a bucket of rainwater for about 20 minutes prior to planting. Select an attractive-looking container about 38cm (15in) wide and cover the bottom with crocks for drainage. Put a layer of good quality ericaceous compost in the bottom of the container and place the plastic pot on top of it. Fill around the pot with compost.
https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/home-garden/gardening/fruit-and-veg/growing-blueberries-in-pots
To me an Amelchanier is a large shrub or trees.
I think of a blueberry bush rather like a gooseberry or blackcurrant bush
Am I getting it wrong?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.