{"id":536,"date":"2015-02-17T22:25:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T04:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/?p=536"},"modified":"2015-02-22T22:26:02","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T04:26:02","slug":"amelanchier-x-grandiflora-autumn-brilliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/amelanchier-x-grandiflora-autumn-brilliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Amelanchier x grandiflora &#8216;Autumn Brilliance&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/serviceberry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/serviceberry.jpg\" alt=\"serviceberry\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/serviceberry.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/serviceberry-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><i><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal;\"><b>Height:<\/b> 15-25 feet<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><\/i><b>Spread:<\/b> 15-25 feet<br \/>\n<b>Type:<\/b>\u00a0 tree<br \/>\n<b>Origin:<\/b>\u00a0 Hybrid of two native Amelanchier species:\u00a0 Laevis and Canadensis<br \/>\n<b>Exposure:<\/b> Full sun to part shade<br \/>\n<b>Water:<\/b> medium<br \/>\n<b>Edible:<\/b> serviceberries are very similar to blueberries in flavor and appearance. They can be used in pies, jams, and jellies or simply eaten raw.\u00a0 This is truly one of the sweetest and tastiest native fruits.<br \/>\n<b>Medicinal:<\/b> Native Americans used serviceberry for a variety of different purposes from toothaches to cold remedies and more.<br \/>\n<b>Companions:<\/b> Quercas (oaks), Celtis occidentalis (hackberry), Chasmanthium latifolium (river oats), Heuchera (coral bells)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong> Being a hybrid this particular variety of serviceberry has been cultivated for the best qualities of fruit production, blooms and fall color. The blooms start in April giving way to the fruit in June (they are also called Juneberries.) The leaves on the apple serviceberry are fantastic. In early spring they emerge with bronze tints which change to dark green from summer until fall when they turn a stunning red or orange-red.\u00a0 Serviceberries are under story trees best grown under the dappled shade of a larger tree but given enough moisture and fertile soil they can tolerate some sun.\u00a0 Best to at least provide some afternoon shade and make sure to give adequate water.\u00a0 Once established they can be somewhat drought tolerant but generally like moist soils.\u00a0 If left un-pruned a suckering bushy colony may form but keeping it trimmed into a single or multi-trunked tree form doesn\u2019t require much work.\u00a0 Just prune off suckers as they appear (mainly in spring).\u00a0 This small tree really has all of the qualities which make for a standout edible landscaping plant.\u00a0 Even if you don\u2019t eat the berries the birds and other wildlife really love them too.\u00a0 \u201cAutumn Brilliance\u201d is really a no brainer for most landscapes.\u00a0 Many of the other Amelanchier native species are also good candidates for landscape use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Height: 15-25 feet Spread: 15-25 feet Type:\u00a0 tree Origin:\u00a0 Hybrid of two native Amelanchier species:\u00a0 Laevis and Canadensis Exposure: Full sun to part shade Water: medium Edible: serviceberries are very similar to blueberries in flavor and appearance. They can be used in pies, jams, and jellies or simply eaten raw.\u00a0 This is truly one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[135,28,137,136,123,134],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-favorite-plants","tag-autumn-brilliance","tag-central-oklahoma","tag-native-edible-landscaping","tag-norman-oklahoma","tag-oklahoma-city","tag-serviceberry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":563,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}