Serviceberry flowers provide nectar to a wide range of bees and other pollinators, and the fruits are popular among birds, including cedar waxwings, cardinals, robins and hairy woodpeckers, as well as people. Like the Allegheny serviceberry, the shadblow prefers a moister soil. canadensis)which is native to the north, east and south but not actually in Illinois, because it tolerates somewhat more shade than the downy and Allegany serviceberries. Red Stem sometimes also uses the similar shadblow serviceberry ( A. We recommend planting straight species when possible to increase the genetic diversity in our landscapes, but the cultivars are much more widely available, and do provide most of the aesthetic and ecosystem benefits of the truly native trees. The most common cultivar of serviceberry planted around Chicagoland, ‘Autumn Brilliance,’ as well as several other named cultivars, are hybrids of these two species. Downy serviceberry prefers drier conditions than the Allegheny, and the Allegheny is widely believed to have superior fruit, which taste like a cross between a pear and a blueberry.
Both trees commonly grow 10-25 ft high (rarely up to 40 feet in the wild). These trees are very similar, but can be distinguished by the absence of hairs on the leaves of the Allegheny serviceberry. arborea) and Allegheny or smooth serviceberry ( A. Our most commonly used members of this genus are the downy serviceberry ( A. They are most commonly multi-stemmed but can be grown as a single stem tree as well.
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Serviceberry trees like full sun to part shade, and adapt to most soil types as long as they are well drained. There are serviceberry species native to every US state except Hawaii, and Chicagoland boasts 5 native species, suited to different habitats and spaces.
The serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.) is a genus of woody trees and shrubs related to roses, apples and cherries, known by numerous other common names including Juneberry, shadblow or shadbush among others.
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