| Scientific Name: | Amelanchier alnifolia |
| Common Name: | Saskatoon berry, Pacific serviceberry |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, Canada - central, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 3 - 5m x 3 - 4m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium |
| 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 |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Pubescent, Tomentose, Elliptic, Oblong, Obovate, Orbicular, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Edible, Pome, Purple, Black, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaf blades mostly obovate, 3-5cm long x 2-4cm wide, margins serrate (at least towards the apex while bases to midleaf may be entire), initially pubescent then glabrous, 2-5cm long; raceme of open, white flowers with 5 petals, each about 2cm long; pomes pulpy, blue to purplish-black, 5-14mm long. Winter ID: buds alternate, cobweb-like covered tips; twigs orange to red-brown, smooth with prominent lenticels; buds conical with imbricate scales, 3-12mm long. | |