Choosing the Right Serviceberry For You | NatureHills.com
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Hey guys, it’s Whit at Naturehills.com here today and I’ll be sharing tips with you all about Amelanchiers also known as Serviceberries. How to care for them, how to use them in your landscape and which ones to buy!
Amelanchiers come with a ton of benefits when planting. For example, you can eat the dark purple fruit off of the trees. Once cooked, they’re amazing and taste similar to blueberries. You can use them in jams, pies, or preserves to add to your ice cream. And you know what they say, if you add berries to ice cream, it’s basically healthy (ok maybe I’m the only one who says that).
So how do you care for serviceberries? They’re pretty easy as long as you remember a few key points. These do the best in the full sun so find them a sunny spot in your garden. You’ll also find they aren’t too fussy about soil but do have a particular love for dirt that stays on the damper side. If you have a sunny spot that always seems to attract puddles, this is the shrub to plant.
Here’s a tip: give them a little haircut in the late winter or early spring to keep them in a natural shape. Sometimes they’ll grow a little haphazardly if left fully alone. For The most part, these trees can adapt almost anywhere and are drought-tolerant!
If you live in zones 2-7 the serviceberry is the one for you.
Next, how do we use them in our landscape? Plant them as a shrub border in your front yard, or in front of a dark backdrop to brighten up your yard. The berries aren’t just a tasty cooked treat for you, birds will flock to grab them fresh off the branches. The fruit starts a bright pink in June and slowly darkens until it’s fully black, indicating it’s ripe. In the fall the colors range anywhere from orange, yellow and reds to dark purple.
They make great ornamental trees if you’re looking for a focal point. If you’re feeling creative, mix and match them with other shrubs to paint a colorful picture your neighbors and the birds will love!
Now which Serviceberry is the one for you?
A personal favorite is the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry because it has multi-seasonal interest and makes one of the best backdrops for a mixed shrub border. And get this, at 20-25 feet tall and anywhere from 15-20 feet wide, it’ll create some nice shade for you during the hot summer days.
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Shadblow is another popular one because it fits in most areas once planted and also helps out the critters in your yard with berries! It’s shrubbier than other varieties so you can plant them as privacy screens or tall hedges at the end of your property. It’s rated for growing zones 4-8 and the white flowers attract pollinators like butterflies and bees.
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If you live in the north and worry other varieties might not make it through the long, cold winters then Regent Saskatoon is what you need. It’ll thrive in growing zones 2-7 and stay on the smaller side reaching just 4-6 feet tall and 4-8 feet wide. The smaller size won’t impact the size of your berry harvest though as it’s very prolific. Regent Saskatoon fits well in smaller landscapes while bringing the flower power in the spring and bright yellow and burgundy leaves in the fall.
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These are widely adaptable so wherever you live, consider adding a serviceberry. They’ll quickly become the star of your garden bringing beneficial pollinators, birds, curious neighbors, and offering plenty of berries for everyone.
Do you have a favorite serviceberry in your garden already? I’d love to hear about it down in the comments!
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Until next time, happy planting!
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Thanks for the tips. I purchased one a year ago, and it hasn't grown much. This winter I decided to transplant it to a more sunny spot in the yard. I will water it a bit more after seeing your video. The main reason I purchased one was to attract the beautiful Cedar Waxwings. My fingers are crossed. :)
PS I have the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry Tree.
I added a Regent Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifloria) to my backyard food forest this week after a visit to a northern Minnesota nursery. I'm in zone 5a. I also have several A. laevis planted last year.
These look delicious!
Great info.
Great video, thank you
One of the pictures is of a white lilac.
Great video 😊
I am planning on planting several Serviceberry trees this next Spring. The plan is to plant them in an area of my property that has direct sun. However, there is an easement that the city I live in has for what I believe has electric wires of some sort. This is North Carolina, so warm weather, and here near the Atlantic Ocean, trenches for electrical or other things such as water lines, sewer lines, and gas lines are never at the 18" depth or more as in cooler climes. My question is - How shallow (or deep) and how spreading are the root systems of Serviceberry trees/shrubs? The answer to this question will impact just what side of my driveway I plant these. The answer to this question also will impact the American Hazelnut trees/shrubs I also plan to plant this coming Spring.
Hi there, serviceberries don't have overly aggressive root systems. They're mostly fine textured and usually stay in the top 18 inches of soil. They'll spread in all directions wherever they find food and water but aren't known for having troublesome surface roots. Happy planting! - Whit
@@Naturehills Thanks for the info. I think I have picked out where the Serviceberry and American Hazelnut trees need to be planted in order to help both the birds and beasts and myself as well.
we have a baby Northline Serviceberry planted