DWARF SHAD BUSH; SWAMP SUGAR PEAR (Amelanchier 

 obovalis, Ashe). Shrub to 30 feet. Bush of many stems, or 

 slender, dense, round-topped tree, with slim twigs covered 

 with dense, white wool when young. Bark pale, reddish 

 brown, checked, with small, persistent scales. Wood like the 

 preceding species. Leaves oblong or elliptical, smaller than 

 those of preceding species, and hoary woolly beneath until 

 full grown. Dark green, smooth above, dull beneath, turning 

 yellow. Flowers like those of A. Canadensis, but smaller and 

 more crowded. Fruit sweeter and more juicy than preceding 

 species, otherwise alike. Dist.: Swamp borders and along 

 streams, Nova Scotia to Ontario and Minnesota; northward 

 to the valley of the Mackenzie River; southward in the north- 

 ern tier of states, and along the mountains to Virginia; as a 

 shrub, dwarfed throughout, near coast, in the South Atlantic 

 and Gulf States to Alabama. A large-fruited form planted 

 for its berries in the Middle West. 



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