Serviceberry

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME:  ServiceberryBINOMIAL:  Amelanchier canadensis (also A. arborea, laevis, sanguinea) FamilyRosaceaeCdn Native RangeOntario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEINatural habitatopen areas, edges of treed areasTypewoody deciduous…

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Witch Hazel

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: American Witch Hazel BINOMIAL: Hamamelis virginiana FamilyHamamelidaceae (Witch hazel)Cdn Native RangeSouthern Ontario areas, especially Norfolk County, Quebec to MaritimesNatural habitatpartial shade; moist sites; often in…

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