Canadian serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik.
Also called shadblow serviceberry.
Upright multi-stemmed serviceberry that forms suckering clumps, with white flowers before the leaves, sweet early-summer berries that birds strip quickly and orange-red fall colour. Tolerates wetter soil than downy serviceberry.
Size over time
Typical landscape size 3–6 m (10–20 ft) tall and 3–4.5 m (10–15 ft) wide; medium growth, about 6 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.25) from the #3 install size.
Bloom
White flowers, Mar–Apr (northern-hemisphere months; timing shifts with region and season).
| Plant | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian serviceberry : Mar–Apr |
Design notes
- Serviceberry species and hybrids are often mislabelled in the trade; buy by habit (multi-stem suckering shrub) as much as by name.
- Rust and leaf spot are cosmetic; give air movement.
- Remove suckers if a tidy clump is wanted.
Regions
Native range: Atlantic Coastal Plain and Piedmont from eastern Canada to Georgia and Alabama.
Native to these OpenLandscape3D pilot regions:
Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.
In the guides
Canadian serviceberry comes up in this guide:
Related plants
Try Canadian serviceberry in a plan
Opens your own copy of a finished sample garden in the planner with Canadian serviceberry ready to place; the planner checks it against that garden’s zone, light and moisture.
Plan with Canadian serviceberry
Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.