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Amelanchier canadensis
Also called Eastern Serviceberry, Serviceberry, Shadblow serviceberry, Canada serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry, Swamp shadbush
Canadian serviceberry is a small deciduous shrub or tree native to eastern North America, grown mainly for its early white spring flowers, edible purple berries and fall colour. Grows well in moist, well-drained soil and full sun to part shade, and the sources note it is largely a wet-site species.
Amelanchier canadensis (also known as Canadian serviceberry, thicket serviceberry, shad-blow serviceberry, shad-blow, shadbush serviceberry, shadbush, bilberry, juneberry, sarvis, sugarplum, currant-tree) is a species of Amelanchier native to eastern North America in Canada from Newfoundland west to southern Ontario, and in the United States from Maine south to Alabama. It is largely restricted to wet sites, particularly on the Atlantic coastal plain, growing at altitudes from sea level up to 200 m (660 ft).
Amelanchier canadensis occurs primarily on the east coast of North America and it ranges as far north as the Ontario and Quebec provinces of Canada and as far west as Mississippi.
It is used as a medicinal plant, food, and ornamental plant. It is sometimes made into bonsai. The serviceberry blooms early in the spring. it is an important food source for pollinators like butterflies and honeybees. The tree's wood is hard, heavy, and dark brown. It can hold polish and can be used to make fishing rods, walking sticks, and wooden handles. Wood production can be difficult due to the tree's small stature.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amelanchier canadensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
