Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Light Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Black, Blue

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate, Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Native Garden, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Fragrance, Multi-trunk Tree, Showy Flowers, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Erosion Control, Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Butterflies

This serviceberry is more shrub than tree. It grows 10 to 12 feet tall and about 8 to 10 feet wide, with an upright and rounded form and a suckering habit. Leaves are light gree and hairy; fall color is reddish yellow. White spring flowers are followed by edible blue-black fruit. Bark is smooth grey. Well suited to a shrub border, a natural garden, or the foundation, when a taller plant is warrented. A Utah native.

Grow in sun to part shade; ideally with a south, west, or east exposure. Grows in well-drained soil and perfers those with some organic matter. Tolerates alkaline soils to 7.5 pH. Root suckers are common and if not removed, will result in a dense, shrubby habit, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds. A Utah native, found drier, rockier, and hotter habitats than other serviceberry.