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Amelanchier bartramiana Deciduous shrub (1 Page of 5) The Amelanchier bartramiana plant species is found in N. America - Labrador to Minnesota and south to Pennsylvania. It is a member of the Rosaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. oligocarpa. Pyrus bartramiana. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Amelanchier bartramiana Family: Rosaceae Author: (Tausch.)Roem. Known Hazards: None known Mature Height: 3 Mature Width: Habitat: Peaty or boggy thickets, sphagnous bogs, bushy and mountain slopes to the sub-alpine zone[43].
Propagation Notes: Seed - it is best harvested 'green', when the seed is fully formed but before the seed coat has hardened, and then sown immediately in pots outdoors or in a cold frame. If stored seed is obtained early enough in the autumn, it can be given 4 weeks warm stratification before being left out in the winter and it should then germinate in the spring. Otherwise seed can be very slow to germinate, perhaps taking 18 months or more. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a sheltered outdoor position, planting them out once they are 20cm or more tall.
If there is sufficient seed it is best to sow it thinly in an outdoor seedbed[78, 80]. Grow the seedlings on for two years in the seedbed before planting them out into their permanent positions during the winter.
Layering in spring - takes 18 months[78].
Division of suckers in late winter. The suckers need to have been growing for 2 years before you dig them up, otherwise they will not have formed roots. They can be planted out straight into their permanent positions if required.
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