Castanea pumila Richard Lynch Because Nantucket serviceberry is globally

Because Nantucket serviceberry is globally uncommon and state-protected across much of that range

with little competition from neighbors

sweet almond verbena can be trained as a small multi-stemmed tree in subtropical gardens or grown as a dieback shrub farther north

a hybrid of Camellia reticulata and Camellia fraterna

and edged crisply in white

Castanea pumila Richard Lynch Because Nantucket serviceberry is globallyCastanea pumila, the American chinquapin or Allegheny chinkapin, is a deciduous large shrub or small tree native to the eastern and southeastern United States. Long admired by rural foragers and old time orchardists, this relatively rare native once flourished across the South, where children filled their pockets with the spiny burrs and the sweet, nutty treasure inside. Resembling the better known cousin, the American chestnut (Castanea dentata), the