Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
A multi-season shrub with starry white spring flowers, sweet blue-purple summer berries (saskatoons) for pies and birds, and fiery fall color. Adaptable and beloved across the West.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~124 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- AK, CA, CO, ID, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
Related native plants
More Amelanchier species
- Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
- Utah Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis)
- Running Serviceberry (Amelanchier stolonifera)
- Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
- Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)