Scientific Name
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea

Common Name
Serviceberry; Shadblow


Hardiness Zones: 4-9


Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist to dry soil
Height: 15 to 25'
Flower/Fruit: Dropping racemes of star shaped, white to pale pink flowers in early spring; small reddish purple apple like fruits
Comments: Gold to red-orange fall color; often multi-trunked; fruit attracts birds; nectar plant for butterflies; irregular branching; narrow, rounded crown
Cultivars: --
 

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