Amelanchier canadensis / Canadian Serviceberry
PLANT COMMUNITY: New England barrier beach
NATIVE REGION: Eastern North America, from Maine to Georgia, west to Mississippi and in eastern parts of Tennessee
MATURE SIZE: Height of 25-30′, spread of 15-20′; large shrub or small tree
HABITAT/GROWING CONDITIONS: Swamps, lowlands, and thickets; easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade; tolerant of a somewhat wide range of soils
LEAF COLOR: Finely toothed, elliptic, medium to dark green leaves, change to orange-red in autumn.
FLOWER COLOR: Showy, five-petaled, slightly fragrant white flowers drooping clusters
FRUIT COLOR: Small, round, green berries, turn red and mature to a dark purplish-black in early summer
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES: Serviceberry is useful as a windbreak planting.
SOURCES: https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_amca4.pdf; http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j290; https://www.extension.umn.edu/environment/agroforestry/selecting-trees-shrubs-windbreaks/docs/windbreaksrevised_1.pdf
