allegheny serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
MBG Plant of Merit 2021
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 40 feet tall15 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) is a tree for specimen plantings, borders, pollinator gardens, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers open in clusters before the leaves appear, and summer berries turn from red to purple or nearly black. Deer tend to browse other plants first. The blue-green leaves turn orange or red in fall.
Pairs well with Witch hazel, Spicebush, Christmas fern, and Common blue violet.
Native range
North America.