Serviceberry (Amelanchier)

Amelanchier × grandiflora

Serviceberry is the ultimate four-season native tree — white flowers before leaves in spring, edible blueberry-like fruits in summer (delicious in pies), brilliant orange-red fall foliage, and beautiful smooth gray bark in winter. Multi-stem specimens are especially elegant. Birds compete with you for the berries. 'Autumn Brilliance' is the top cultivar.

Hardiness Zones

4-9

Sunlight

Full Sun

Water Needs

Moderate

Maintenance

Low

Mature Size

15-25 ft H × 10-15 ft W

Growth Rate

Moderate

Bloom Season

Early Spring

Bloom Color

White (before leaves); edible blue berries; orange-red fall color

Care Guide

Plant in sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. Very adaptable. Virtually pest-free. Prune to shape as single or multi-trunk. Water during establishment. One of the most underplanted native trees — deserves far more use in landscapes.

Landscape Uses

Specimen treeWoodland edgeMulti-trunk accentEdible landscapeBird gardens

Best Growing Regions

northeastmidwestsoutheastmountain

Great Companion Plants

Dogwood

Redbud

AzaleaRhododendron spp.

Ferns

HostaHosta spp.

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