Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 4-5 feet |
Plant Spread: | 4-5 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: Running serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, stoloniferous shrub which typically suckers and spreads to form thickets. Finely toothed, oval to almost circular, medium to dark green leaves (1-3" long) lack teeth on lower edges |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Edible berries resemble blueberries in size and color and are often used in pies. Amelanchiers are also commonly called juneberries. |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Flowers: | Showy Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |