downy serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
MBG Plant of Merit 2003
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size15 to 25 feet tall15 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- 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
Downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a tree for specimen planting, woodland gardens, rain gardens, and pollinator 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 wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Drooping white flowers open in spring before the leaves, and the leaves may turn wine-red in fall. Birds and other wildlife prefer this serviceberry.
Pairs well with River birch, Cinnamon fern, Foam flower, and Switchgrass.
Native range
Eastern North America.