Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

This tough native prairie shrub with exceptional cold hardiness produces delicious sweet-flavoured purple berries that are a traditional Canadian food, plus beautiful spring flowers.

  • Produces sweet, flavourful purple berries in early summer, a traditional Canadian food crop
  • White flower clusters in early spring are among the first of any native shrub to bloom
  • Outstanding orange-red to burgundy fall colour
  • Extremely cold-hardy, native to the Canadian prairies and Northern Ontario
  • Fruit is excellent fresh, dried, in jams, pies, and wine
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Partial shade
Soil Type
Loam, Sandy
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist, Well-drained
Drought Tolerant
Hardiness Zone
2 – 2
Mature Height (meters)
4.0 – 4.0
Mature Spread (meters)
3.0 – 3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
White
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Orange
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Pollinator Friendly
Ontario Native
Fragrant
Notes
Also referred to as Juneberry, Pidgeon berry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western serviceberry, Western Shadbush.

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