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Amelanchier humilis
Also called Low Juneberry, Low Shadbush, Low Shadblow, Running Serviceberry
Low serviceberry is a small North American shrub, up to about 1.2 m tall, that spreads by suckers and forms thickets. It is grown mainly for its edible dark berries and spring flowers, and it needs full sun to part shade and well-drained soil.
Amelanchier humilis, commonly known as the low shadbush, is a North American species of serviceberry. It is native to central Canada (from Saskatchewan to Québec) and the northeastern and north-central United States (from Nebraska and the Dakotas east as far as Vermont and New Jersey).
Saskatoon serviceberry · Canadian serviceberry · Serviceberry · Allegheny serviceberry · Roundleaf serviceberry · Serviceberry
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amelanchier humilis 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.
