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Mature height: 15-25 feet
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Light: full sun to part shade
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Soil: medium, adaptable
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Bloom: March to April, white
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Fruit: bluish, late summer (one for fruit)
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Leaf: yellow, orange, red fall
Fun fact: ☺ There are references to Serviceberry referring to the Appalachian tradition of holding memorial services for the dead that coincided with the budding of the serviceberry flowers.
Serviceberry, Downy
Pollinator value: Medium. Attracts birds; special value to native bees.
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.