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.