Botanical Name: Amelanchier alnifolia
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Common Name: Saskatoon Serviceberry  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12', 12-25'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Blue, Purple

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Saskatoon Serviceberry is a small tree or large shrub, growing about 12 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide, usually with multiple stems. It has a white spring flower that is followed by edible fruit, which starts out red and ripens to a deep blue black. The fruit, which grows in clusters and is about the size of a current, is tasty out of hand, in preserves, or dried like raisins. Leaves are oval and dull greenk, turning orange to scarlet in the fall. Well suited to the shrub border, near a patio, or in an edible garden.