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I was poking around the "border" area of my yard.  This is the edge  
of what used to be woods, until developer guy blasted away the land  
next door, after removing all the trees from a swath of my land,  
too.  (Long story.)  Anyhow, there's a lot more sun in land that used  
to be completely shaded, so all sorts of interesting things are  
happening.  One is that the wild blueberries have set a lot of fruit  
this year.  Another is that I noticed an amelamchior with a decent  
fruit set.   Who knew?  It never set fruit before, and just looked  
like a random bit of understory.

So, I think I will keep it (I'm removing some of the other stuff to  
provide more space for some apples and cornelian cherries.)  In fact,  
I'm thinking of getting it a companion.  I had thought the soil might  
be too acid for it, but apparently not.  Any suggestions for  a good  
amelamchior for zone 6 in Massachusetts?  (So many of the selected  
ones are best suited to colder climates, it seems.)  I would prefer a  
large shrub or small tree, and tolerance of light shade.  It's fairly  
dry there, too.

Thanks,
Ginda