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Amelanchier arborea


 

Amelanchier arborea
Downy serviceberry

Slender and grayish-olive becoming reddish brown, the stems are smooth and glabrous with an onion skin effect from the epidermis. When scratched or chewed, they remind one of bitter almonds. Older stems become light gray.

 
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