Canadian serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Shrub6×4 mzone 4–8light shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Rosaceae
Habit: Shrub
Height: 6 m
Spread: 4 m
Growth: slow
Lifespan: 50 years
First yield: after 3 years
Hardiness: zone 4–8
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt, Clay
Soil moisture: dry – very moist
pH: 5 – 7.5
Planned in gardens: 4×

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Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible7 of 10

Medicinal2 of 10

Other uses1 of 10

Growing

Anspruchsloser Großstrauch für Sonne bis Halbschatten auf feuchten, auch sauren Böden. Sehr frosthart, schöne Herbstfärbung und essbare Beeren.

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