Hi Can you please help me? I have just taken delivery of 2 items from ebay,
I have just looked them up as I am a newbie to gardening and I see
contradictory information

Is the amelanchier (snowy mespilus) a tree or a shrub? Some places say its
a tree where others say its a shrub, they also have different height given;
ranging from 90cm to 10 metres!

Help! How big will this get?

Thanks


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Jackie Brown writes
Hi Can you please help me? I have just taken delivery of 2 items from ebay,
I have just looked them up as I am a newbie to gardening and I see
contradictory information

Is the amelanchier (snowy mespilus) a tree or a shrub? Some places say its
a tree where others say its a shrub, they also have different height given;
ranging from 90cm to 10 metres!

There isn't a clear dividing line between trees and shrubs. In theory,
trees have a single trunk, and shrubs have several stems coming from
ground level. But in practice quite a few things (hazel, for example0
sit on the boundary, perhaps having a single trunk but branching only a
few inches above the ground. Amelanchier can grow as a single trunk but
more usually has several branches from low down.

As to size, my 14-year old is about 10ft. I'd have said about 3-4m - I'd
be surprised if they got to 10.

Congratulations, though - it's a lovely shrub, with good foliage,
flowers and fruit.
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Kay

Jackie Brown wrote:
Hi Can you please help me? I have just taken delivery of 2 items from
ebay, I have just looked them up as I am a newbie to gardening and I
see contradictory information

Is the amelanchier (snowy mespilus) a tree or a shrub? Some places
say its a tree where others say its a shrub, they also have different
height given; ranging from 90cm to 10 metres!

Help! How big will this get?



There are two forms;

A.lamarkii - shrubby multi-stemmed

A.canadensis - tree form

I've seen disputes as to whether the difference is real or a training issue.

If you have a single stemmed thing branching out at 1m plus, it is the tree
form:

If you have a plant branching out @ 30/50cm with possibly other stems as
well, it is the shrubby form

Bothe get to 6/7m height & spread: the tree as a canopy with a single trunk@
ground level; the shrub as a forest of stems @ ground level.

pk

"Jackie Brown" wrote in message
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Hi Can you please help me? I have just taken delivery of 2 items from
ebay,
I have just looked them up as I am a newbie to gardening and I see
contradictory information

Is the amelanchier (snowy mespilus) a tree or a shrub? Some places say its
a tree where others say its a shrub, they also have different height
given;
ranging from 90cm to 10 metres!

Help! How big will this get?

Thanks


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*Jackie*

Mine has several trunks like a shrub but is 20 feet high like a tree and I
have to use a chain saw when I want to prune it! they also sucker a lot when
young. Should be in flower soon so I will probably forgive it its crimes
again!

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

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"Jackie Brown" wrote in message
news
Hi Can you please help me? I have just taken delivery of 2 items from
ebay,
I have just looked them up as I am a newbie to gardening and I see
contradictory information

Is the amelanchier (snowy mespilus) a tree or a shrub? Some places say its
a tree where others say its a shrub, they also have different height
given;
ranging from 90cm to 10 metres!

Help! How big will this get?

Thanks


--
*Jackie*

Mine has several trunks like a shrub but is 20 feet high like a tree and I
have to use a chain saw when I want to prune it! they also sucker a lot when
young. Should be in flower soon so I will probably forgive it its crimes
again!

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)


Thanks very much for all your advise - I shall look forward to seeing it
establish over the years


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