Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Allegheny serviceberry unfurls bronze-tinted new leaves beneath drooping white bloom, sets edible blue berries, and finishes in brilliant orange-red. One of the best four-season small native trees.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–40 ft
- Spacing
- 15–40 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~124 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Amelanchier species
- Saskatoon Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
- Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
- Utah Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis)
- Running Serviceberry (Amelanchier stolonifera)
- Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)