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Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Also known as: Shadbush, Juneberry

Clouds of starry white blossoms open in early spring before the leaves unfurl, followed in early summer by sweet, edible blue-black berries that birds devour. A multi-season native tree offering red-and-orange autumn foliage and smooth gray bark in winter.

Family

Rosaceae

Type

tree

Lifespan

perennial

Height

15–25 ft

Spacing

15–25 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

dry

Soil pH

acidic, neutral

Bloom

April, May

Bloom colors

white

Wildlife value

pollinators, butterflies, mammals, songbirds, larval host

Caterpillar hosts

~124 butterfly & moth species

Landscape uses

border, naturalizing, rain garden

Native states

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV