Serviceberry, Downy
    	
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    Mature height: 15-25 feet
    	
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    Bloom time: March to April, white
    	
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    Attracts: Birds
    	
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    Growing conditions: Full sun to part shade.
    	
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    Native range: North America
    	

Fun fact: ☺ Serviceberry refers to the Appalachian tradition of holding memorial services for the dead that coincided with the blooming of the serviceberries ~ Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. 




 
 

Serviceberry, Downy

SKU: AA01-SS
$15.00Price
1 Gallon

  • One of the largest of the native Serviceberries, the Downy features showy, 5-petaled, fragrant white flowers in drooping clusters appearing just before the leaves come out.  The flowers give way to berries -- Juneberries -- that mature to a dark purple in early summer.  They’re like blueberries and often used in jams and pies.