Western Serviceberry Size:2 Gallon Meadowscaping Handbook

Meadowscaping Handbook

overall plant attracts and supports beneficial and pest eating insects and is a caterpillar host plant and larval food source for native butterflies and moths

Photo Credit 7 (flowering branches): © Daniel Kennedy

Bloom time: April - July

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Western Serviceberry Size:2 Gallon Meadowscaping HandbookAmelanchier alnifolia Western serviceberry, also known as saskatoon, is a silver barked large shrub or multi stemmed small tree that is beloved equally by gardeners and wildlife. Each spring, it becomes covered with fragrant, white, 1 flowers that supply food for native bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. By summer, the flowers transform into edible reddish berries that eventually turn black when ripe. The berries are delicious, good for jellies, and