Scientific Name:	Amelanchier alnifolia
Pronunciation:	am-ul-LANK-ee-ur al-nih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:	serviceberry, Saskatoon
Family Name:	Rosaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves mostly oval to almost round, margins serrate from half-way up to tips, initially pubescent then glabrous, 2-5 cm long; raceme of open, white florets, 5 petals; pomes pulpy, blue to purplish-black, about 1 cm long. Winter ID: buds alternate, cobweb-like covered tips; twigs orange to red-brown, smooth with prominent lenticels.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Texture: Mature Size: Height: 3 - 5m Spread: 3 - 4m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, Canada - central, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Fall interest, Fragrance, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Reclamation, Spring interest, Urban agriculture, Waterside planting, Wildlife food, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous, Pubescent, Tomentose Colour in Summer: Bluish, Green Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Oblong, Orbicular Apices: Rounded Bases: Rounded Margins: Entire, Serrate Additional Info: Spectacular fall colour, Coarsely toothed on upper half leaf margin

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Pome Fruit Colour: Purple, Black Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: Showy, Used in commercial fruit productrion

Bark or Stem Colour: Red, Dark Grey     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid (Distinctive smell) Organ Modifications: Stipule, leafy, stipules deciduous

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Mold, Rust, Wood deformity, ( Deer resistant, Drought resistant )

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden (JPL) Juglans PLanting (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting (TFL) Turf Field Lab (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West Location Map

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