The Dawes Arboretum
The Dawes Arboretum
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'R. J. Hilton'
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
R. J. Hilton Allegheny serviceberry
Family:
Rosaceae (rose family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A small deciduous tree to 30' tall with general oval shape. Early spring foliage is copper-bronze; fall color is reddish orange. Bears abundant white/pink flecked flowers in April/May. Purplish black fruit is edible. Best used in naturalized plantings, along shrub or wood edges, but beautiful as a specimen, too.
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PER: CA20
(CA20)
• Accession: D1994-0423.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual