Western Serviceberry Size:2 Gallon Meadowscaping Handbook

Meadowscaping Handbook

distinct male or female catkin flowers each spring

Washington and Oregon and in the Sierras and coastal mountains of California

rock gardens

you may be on the brink of writing-off this genus altogether

Western Serviceberry Size:2 Gallon Meadowscaping HandbookAmelanchier alnifolia Western serviceberry, also known as saskatoon, is a silver barked large shrub or multi stemmed small tree that is beloved equally by gardeners and wildlife. Each spring, it becomes covered with fragrant, white, 1 flowers that supply food for native bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. By summer, the flowers transform into edible reddish berries that eventually turn black when ripe. The berries are delicious, good for jellies, and