Amelanchier arborea 

NOTE: As with all of our other plants and trees, all of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

A wonderful native tree, the Downy Serviceberry is a four-season plant! It starts out with abundant clusters of pretty white flowers in spring. Following the flowers are edible blueberry-like fruits that start green and change from red to purplish black by summer. The berries can be eaten fresh and are often used for making jams, jellies and pies or dried like raisins...but you better get them quick before the birds gobble them up! The green foliage displays excellent fall foliage color in shades of yellow, orange and red. The attractive grayish brown bark often has a reddish cast in winter, providing winter interest ion the garden. A must-have native in every garden where it will grow.

The common name serviceberry refers to memorial services held in the spring at the same time as the flowers bloom. Serviceberry's fruit is used to make pies and sweetbreads and can be dried like raisins. Cherokees used serviceberry tea to aid digestion.

NOTE: As with all of our other plants and trees, all of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.