Amelanchier arborea
common serviceberry, allegheny serviceberry, apple shadbush, downy serviceberry, shadblow, common serviceberry, juneberry, junebush, sarvis, shadbush, serviceberry, shadberry
Family
Rosaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, ovate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
2.0 - 20.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FAC
Field Characters
Leaves have a heart shaped leaf base, finely serrate margins, and a long petiole. Petals rarely pink.
Habitat
Rich woodlands along streams, in thickets and on open wooded slopes.
Plant Uses
Often used to make jelly.