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Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry)

Other names: Shadblow serviceberry, Grape pear, Juneberry, Shadbush, Shadblow, Amelanchier botryapium, Amelanchier intermedia, Amelanchier oblongifolia

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Species
A. canadensis is a dense, erect, suckering, deciduous shrub or small tree with oblong to elliptic, mid-green leaves, white-hairy when young and turning red and orange in autumn. Upright racemes of white flowers in spring are followed by blue-black fruit.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
6 m 3 m 10-20 years
19 ft 9 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained, acid to neutral soil in sun or partial shade. Autumn leaf colour is best in sun.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, City, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Specimen tree

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Suckering, Erect, Dense

Native to

Eastern North America

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

Yes

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Diseases

Fireblight

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Rooted suckers can be potted up in spring for one year before planting out

Plant in moist, lime free, well-drained soil

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Sow seeds in a cold frame in autumn

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Amelanchier

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Re: A. canadensis looking wilted

Sybil
988 0
I have checked with the RHS and they suggest it is an establishment problem. This was a container grown plant and they say you should dig it up and make sure the roots are spread out and able to take up water. As I also have it near a hedge and the lawn they say to water well in dry spells until the plant is established.
Posted: Friday 1st of June 2012 08:41 AM

Re: A. canadensis looking wilted

Shoot User
988 0
I have an Amelanchier Lamarckii and although it doesn't look wilted the leaves are turning a brilliant orange. I was given to understand that this was supposed to happen in the autumn. Any ideas anyone?
Posted: Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:20 PM

A. canadensis looking wilted

Sybil
988 2
I planted this shrub last autumn. It flowered in the spring, but now some of the top leaves look dried and wilted. The leaves at the bottom are turning red and gold. We have had a very wet spring here in the NW and I didnt think it necessary to water in the present dry spell. However, I wonder if I should now do this or could there be anything else wrong.
Posted: Tuesday 29th of May 2012 12:11 PM Last reply: Wednesday 23rd of April 2025 07:41 PM

Amelanchier canadensis

Shoot User
815 0
Snowy mespile is a charming plant from north America that gives a constant change of colour.
Both the seeds and the fruit attract birds, and one of these trees, planted in the grounds of the Lewes office of English Nature, is rarely without a greenfinch or two when the seeds are ripe.
Posted: Wednesday 24th of June 2009 07:46 PM Last reply: Saturday 1st of March 2025 02:04 PM
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