× Amelasorbus jackii Rehd.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'× Amelasorbus jackii' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/x-amelasorbus/x-amelasorbus-jackii/). Accessed 2024-10-06.

Genus

× Amelasorbus

Other taxa in genus

× Amelasorbus raciborskiana

Glossary

bloom: Bluish or greyish waxy substance on leaves or fruits.
entire: With an unbroken margin.
hybrid: Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'× Amelasorbus jackii' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/x-amelasorbus/x-amelasorbus-jackii/). Accessed 2024-10-06.

A deciduous shrub to 9 ft high. Leaves 11⁄4 to 21⁄4 in. long (sometimes longer on extension growth), some entire, others showing the influence of Sorbus in being pinnately lobed, or even divided near the base into distinct leaflets. Flowers white, with oblong petals, about 4⁄5 in. across, borne in short panicles (not racemes as in Amelanchier, nor corymbs as in Sorbus). Fruit subglobose, dark red, with a bluish bloom.

A hybrid between Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt. and Sorbus scopulina Greene, found wild in various localities in western N. America, where the two species are in contact. It is an interesting shrub, only recently brought into commerce in Britain, and surprisingly vigorous.