Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
Utah serviceberry is the drought-hardy serviceberry of the Intermountain West, covering dry foothills in white bloom then dark edible berries. Important browse and forage in arid country.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–15 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~124 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Related native plants
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- Saskatoon Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
- Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
- Running Serviceberry (Amelanchier stolonifera)
- Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
- Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)