Running Serviceberry
Amelanchier stolonifera
Running serviceberry is a low, suckering serviceberry that forms colonies on dry, sandy, or rocky ground, with white spring bloom and sweet blue-purple berries. A fine groundcovering wildlife shrub.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~124 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- CT, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VT