Amelanchier intermedia Spach

Shrubs or trees, 2–7 m. Stems 1–50, fastigiate, solitary or in colonies. Leaves half-unfolded; petiole (14–)16–21.8(–24) mm; blade elliptic to slightly obovate, (39–)46–65(–77) × (25–)26–38(–45) mm, base subcordate or rounded, each margin with (5–)13–19(–20) teeth on proximal 1/2 and (5–)13–19(–20) teeth in distalmost cm, largest teeth less than 1 mm, apex acute to short-acuminate, abaxial surface sparsely hairy by flowering, surfaces glabrous later. Inflorescences (6 or)7–10-flowered, 35–59(–77) mm. Pedicels: 0 or 1 subtended by a leaf, proximalmost (13–)14–25(–33) mm. Flowers: sepals ascending to recurved after flowering, (2–)3.3–4.5(–5.2) mm; petals oblong, (10–)12.7–17.7(–18.5) × (3–)3.9–5.3(–5.7) mm; stamens (18–)20(–21); styles (4 or)5, (3.3–)3.8–4.8(–5) mm; ovary apex glabrous (or sparsely hairy). Pomes dark purple, 7–12 mm diam. 2n = 4x.

It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in swamps and moist soils in Eastern North America from Vermont to North Carolina. Plants are hardy to cold to about-25°C. They do best in acid or neutral soils.

The fruit is eaten raw or cooked.

They are grown from ripened seed. It can be grown from seed, layering or suckers. Seed can take 18 months to germinate and layers can take 18 months to form roots.