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Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arboria)

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Description

Type: Deciduous shrub or small tree

Family: Rosaceae

Height:15-25 feet

Spread: 15-25 feet

Native Range: Eastern North America, statewide in Missouri

Site Requirements:

Soil: somewhat tolerant to a wide range of soils.

Water: Medium

Sunlight needs: full sun to part shade

Tolerates: clay soil, air pollution

Landscape use: Shrub border, naturalized areas

Brief Description: Easily grown, early flowering shrub or small tree, berries are edible and similar in taste and appearance to blueberries. One of Missouri’s tastiest native edibles. 

Wildlife Benefits: Birds are attracted to fruits

Possible Problems: No serious problems. Rust, leaf spot, fire blight and powdery mildew are occasional disease problems, and sawfly, leaf miner, borers, and scale are occasional insect pests.

Stand out Features: Showy, fragrant and early flowers, edible berries, good fall color

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Additional information

Common Name

serviceberry
Scientific Name

Amelanchier arborea
Native Range

Eastern North America
Zone

4 to 9
Height

15.00 to 25.00 feet
Spread

15.00 to 25.00 feet
Bloom Time

March to April
Bloom Description

White
Sun

Full sun to part shade
Water

Medium
Maintenance

Low
Suggested Use

Flowering Tree
Flower

Showy, Fragrant
Attracts

Birds
Fruit

Showy, Edible
Tolerate

Clay Soil, Air Pollution
Leaf

Good Fall

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