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[lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

Based on my experience, success with amelanchiers may be very site specific. I have tried a number of species and cultivars over the years and rarely get any fruit to ripen; they succumb to a range of insects and diseases. Five miles away, however, there is a planting that always ripens a perfect crop. I've even propagated plants from that planting and planted them on my property. No crop. My site is low ground with excellent soil drainage but poor air drainage which makes the air a bit cooler and moister than the site where the plants thrive. At neither site do plants receive any sprays for pest control.

Lee Reich, PhD

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Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden

A Northeast Gardener's Year

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On Jun 27, 2006, at 11:39 PM, list@ginda.us wrote:

On Jun 27, 2006, at 9:53 AM, M Stanton wrote:

Hi All,

I don’t currently have Amelanchiers although I want to make room for a couple.

I always figured they needed decent drainage, although several authorities suggest that at least A. Canadensis does well in wet situations, since its native to wetter sites.

Any thoughts?   Since the cultivars in the trade are often hybrids, I’d like to hear your experiences.  Do you have cultivars that have succumbed to Phytophthora or other root rots?  Cultivars that grow really well in wet soils?  Cultivars that are really, really great in very dry sites?

Thanks!

I can't offer any advice as to cultivars or good sources, but I can say that I've seen Amelanchiers growing wild with their roots in the water at the edge of little islands on lake Winnepasauke, and I have one growing wild in my backyard at the top of a hill with excellent drainage - one day after our (national-news-making) flooding rains, the ground wasn't a bit muddy, and towards the end of summer this soil gets very dry.  So I'm certain the species is pretty adaptable as to moisture, and I bet you can find one that works in your conditions.

Ginda

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