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Rosaceae (Amelanchier)



Amelanchier (utahensis)


Rosaceae

Rose family


Amelanchier

utahensis



Koehne










Utah serviceberry

AMEUTA


A. utahensis is found from oregon to California and east from southern Montana to Texas.


plants

seed

Container (plug)


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Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.

Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 45 days. Germination occurs at 10 to 40 C.












Hart,1970.Table 10.36 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Amelanchier utahensis Koehne plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/08/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.