Amelanchier Laevis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Amelanchier laevis (commonly known as the smooth shadbush or Allegheny serviceberry) is a small tree, growing up to 9m. The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit has a sweet flavor. The bark can be made into a herbal medicine for expectant mothers. It is a deciduous tree. It is cultivated as an ornamental shrub.In botany, a pome (after the Latin word for fruit: p¿mum) is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae.