A neat, clean, beautiful small tree with smooth gray bark, white flowers in early spring, handsome foliage, good fall color, and delicious purple berries in June good for birds, wildlife, and humans. The fruit tastes sort of like cherries. Native to southeast Canada, New England, down the Appalachians to north Alabama to Missouri, Iowa, and eastern Minnesota, all around the Great Lakes. Grows about 1.5 feet/year and lives about 150 years. Grows in and along upland forest in moist or average, acid to slightly alkaline soil, pH 6.0 to 7.5. In landscapes it can be planted in open, exposed locations though it grows in or around shady woods in nature. Some large, diverse conventional nurseries and native plant nurseries still sell the regular species, but there are some cultivars as 'Cumulus' or 'Prince Charles'. What is sold much more is the Apple Serviceberry that is a natural hybrid between this Alleghany Serviceberry x the Downy Serviceberry that is sold in several cultivars as 'Autumn Brilliance' and 'Princess Diana'. All are fantastic ornamental trees that should be used more in landscaping, though the general gardening public does not know of this genus.

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