Amelanchier alnifolia
Details:
- Plant Type: deciduous shrub
- Exposure: full sun to partial shade
- Soil condition: moist to dry, drought tolerant
- Growth rate: moderate (may be slow to establish), to 15 ft.
- Traits: attractive showy flowers, edible berries, red and yellow fall color. Attracts many bird and wildlife species.
Description:
Serviceberry is valued for its perfuse spring blooms, bluish-green foliage which turns vibrant colors in fall and its edible barriers, widely used by native peoples and sought by wildlife.
Preferring dryer sites and full sun, this beauty can also thrive as an understory plant in moister conditions.
Serviceberry can be used in restoration projects as a soil binder including shoreline erosion control as it can tolerate salt spray.
Common Names:
Serviceberry, Saskatoon Berry, Western Serviceberry, Alder-Leaf Shadbush, Dwarf Shadbush, Western Juneberry