Serviceberry, Downy
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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

SKU: AA01-SS
$35.00Price
3 Gallons

  • 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.