| Scientific Name: | Amelanchier canadensis |
| Common Name: | Canadian serviceberry |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 7 - 10m x 5 - 7m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Fall interest, 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, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Elliptic, Oblong, Obovate, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Edible, Pome, Purple, Red, Dark-red, Black, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, most blades elliptic-oblong, 3-6(-10)cm long x 2-3(-5)cm wide, finely pubescent undersides (and upper surface when young), 10-15 pairs of major veins, apex apiculate, base rounded, margin serrate; raceme of open, white florets, 5 petals 7-10mm long; pomes pulpy, blue to purplish-black, 7-10mm long. Winter ID: twigs smooth, reddish-brown, prominent lenticels; buds alternate, red-purpish, pubescent, ovoid, 6-9mm long. | |