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	GNPS Plant of the Year 2005
		Downy serviceberry is one of the earliest native trees to bloom in early spring.
		In the wild, downy serviceberry is often found in the understory of the forest or at the edge of the woods in partially shaded conditions.
		Serviceberry is adaptable to a variety of soils and moisture conditions and is hardy from USDA Zone 4 through 9.
	www.gnps.org /poy05.htm (491 words)

	Serviceberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Serviceberry is a shrub or small tree growing to heights of 15 feet.
		Serviceberry grows well in almost all types of soils that are well drained.
		Serviceberry is important for wildlife as it provides both food and cover.
	www.oakpointnursery.com /serviceberry.htm (272 words)

	Serviceberries
		Serviceberry trees are small trees, often shrubs, and sometimes go by other names such as juneberry, Saskatoon berry, shadblow or shadbush.
		The serviceberry is a member of the plant group Amelanchier (am-el-lang-kee-urh), a group of about 25 kinds of native deciduous small trees and shrubs.
		Serviceberries are related to roses but the flowers only last about a week so most people don’t plant them for their flowers.
	www.moscowfood.coop /garden/serviceberries.html (515 words)

	Serviceberry - A Native Shrub of the Macphail Woods, P.E.I.
		Serviceberry is one of our first shrubs to flower, with striking white flowers in May before the leaves have even fully developed.
		Serviceberry can be found growing in most conditions, except where extremely wet or the deepest shade.
		Serviceberry's early flowering in spring makes it an important initial source of pollen and nectar for bees and other insects.
	www.macphailwoods.org /shrub/serberr.html (713 words)

	Ohio Trees, Bulletin 700-00, Amelanchier – Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry
		Serviceberries are small, deciduous trees or shrubs with conspicuous terminal buds.
		Apple serviceberry is a naturally occurring hybrid between Amelanchier arborea and Amelanchier laevis (Allegheny serviceberry).
		The serviceberry, also known as Juneberry, shadbush, and shadblow, is found throughout Ohio but attains its best development in the hills of the eastern portion of the state.
	ohioline.osu.edu /b700/b700_43.html (492 words)

	Serviceberry reviews
		This large shrub has erect stems that form multi-stemmed clumps The serviceberries, genus Amelanchier, are deciduous shrubs or small trees that grow in the understory of temperate forests.
		Serviceberry trees have leaves that are 2 inches long and have a very pretty white fuzzy coat when young, but becoming shiny green as they mature.
		The little serviceberry shrubs are useful in naturalized plantings, especially in open woodlands, under tall oaks or pines.
	www.naturehills.com /new/Review/Reviews/ProductName/Serviceberry.html (285 words)

	Plant Information Center - NC Trees - Serviceberry
		Serviceberry also is known as service-tree or shadbush.
		The fruit is sweet, edible, rounded, one-third to one-half an inch in diameter and dark purple to fl when ripe -- in early June.
		Most birds and animals of the forest eat the serviceberry fruit.
	www.ibiblio.org /pic/NCTrees/serviceberry.htm (245 words)

	botany/amelanchier
		They are commonly known as Serviceberries, Juneberries, Shadbush, Shad-blow and Snowy Mespilus.
		Serviceberries are some of the earliest spring-blooming trees.
		It is covered in smooth, green leaves that are clothed with soft gray hairs when they first unfurl, thus the common name.
	www.botany.com /amelanchier.html (233 words)

	Downy Serviceberry
		The main ornamental features of Downy Serviceberry are flowers and fall color, the fruits are not as ornamental as with other species.
		Downy Serviceberry can be called apple shadbush, northern smooth shadbush, shadblow, shadblown serviceberry, shadbush, or shadbush serviceberry; take your pick.
		The flowers of Downy Serviceberry are plentiful, fragrant, and grouped in showy white clusters or racemes of 3-20 flowers, appearing before the leaves from March to June.
	www.yardener.com /DownyServiceberry.html (452 words)

	Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest Amelanchier alnifolia (Serviceberry, saskatoon) catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Economically the wood of the Serviceberry is occasionally made into tool handles, but it's most common contribution to humans and wildlife are the delicious berries.
		Serviceberries are eaten by numerous bird species, including pheasant, grouse, mockingbirds, northern flicker, blue jay, American crow, cardinals, cedar waxwings, towhees, American redstart, gray catbird, American robin, varieties of thrush, Baltimore orioles, and many others.
		Other folk tales say that the name "serviceberry" came because the plants bloomed at the same time circuit riding preachers traveled through the mountains, conducting their services and the flowers were traditionally collected to decorate the churches.
	www.nwplants.com /plants/shrubs/rosaceae/amelanchier_alnifolia (3157 words)

	Serviceberry
		It is know variously as serviceberry, sarviceberry, sarvistree, shadbush, Juneberry, Mespilus, grape pear, swamp sugar pear, bloody choke-berry.
		Amelanchier arborea (also called A. canadensis): shadbush, downy serviceberry, sarvistree, juneberry, sarviceberry - smooth, light brown bark, profuse white flowers, and purple- red fruit that is loved by birds.
		Amelanchier x grandiflora: apple serviceberry - a hybrid between A. arborea and A. laevis, with larger flowers.
	www.bonsai-bci.com /species/serviceberry.html (922 words)

	Serviceberry Farms - Farm Directions
		Watch for the Serviceberry Farms Highway sign on the left side of the highway at the turnoff.
		Serviceberry Farms is on the right side of the road.
		Serviceberry Farms is on the left side of the road.
	www.serviceberryfarms.com /farm_directions.html (376 words)

	Utah Serviceberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Utah serviceberry is a small tree or large shrub that is much branched or in clumps.
		Utah serviceberry is widely scattered throughout the state.
		The fruit of Utah serviceberry is an excellent source of bird food while the foliage is good browse for both wildlife and domestic livestock.
	extension.usu.edu /rangeplants/Woody/utahserviceberry.htm (329 words)

	Serviceberry
		Downy serviceberry, also commonly called shadbush or Juneberry, is the first spring-flowering tree of our Missouri woods.
		A native tree of the woodsy understory, its clumps of small white flowers shine like pearls in late March to early April, a time when browns and grays are the main color scheme.
		Serviceberry, a member of the rose family, is a smallish tree that grows to only about 20 feet in height.
	gardencentral.org /fgcmissouri/serviceberry (332 words)

	Using Serviceberry
		Serviceberry is an attractive understory tree for lawns, shrub borders, woodland margins or native plant areas.
		Serviceberry does well in windbreaks, roadside plantings and along the banks of streams and ponds.
		It attracts at least 19 species that eat the fruit of serviceberry plants, including the hairy woodpecker.
	www.yardener.com /UsingServiceberry.html (403 words)

	Hiker's Notebook: Serviceberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Serviceberry is a low-spreading small tree or shrub that flowers very early in the spring in forest understories and on open hillsides and rocky slopes.
		Potpourri: The name serviceberry is derived from the practice of isolated mountain communities in early America to postpone funeral services for those who died in the winter until the spring when the ground was no longer frozen.
		The city of Saskatoon in the province of Saskatchewan was named after the berry due to the practice of selling the berries on the original town site by calling out their name.
	mwrop.org /W_Needham/Serviceberry_040404.htm (263 words)

	Washington Native Plant Society: Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		What it does: Serviceberry berries (actually "pomes" in botany-speak, like miniature apples) ripen in purplish-fl clusters, to feed happy and showy birds such as orioles, goldfinches, and chickadees.
		Serviceberry’s rhizomes will knit together underground, making a nice stand and helping control erosion, but it’s not aggressive about it.
		The facts: Serviceberry grows as an open, erect shrub, usually 6 to 12 feet tall unless browsed heavily by deer or elk or cattle.
	www.wnps.org /landscaping/plantofthemonth/east/april.html (321 words)

	Serviceberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		When the serviceberry is in bloom, it is indeed a beautiful shrub.
		In some parts of its range, serviceberry grows to be a shrub some 15 to 20 feet tall.
		However, on the dry rocky slopes and sunny canyons of the Sierra, it is generally only a few feet high and resembles a creeping bush more than an upright shrub.
	www.csuchico.edu /~rcooke/serviceberry.html (293 words)

	Amelanchier canadensis: Shadblow Serviceberry
		Downy Serviceberry is an upright, twiggy, multi-stemmed large shrub, eventually reaching 20 to 25 feet in height with a spread of 15 to 20 feet.
		Downy Serviceberry is ideal for planting in the naturalized garden where it can be allowed to spread by its naturally-suckering habit, or is striking when placed in the mixed shrubbery border where its brilliant white blooms and fall color stand out nicely against a background of evergreen shrubs.
		With a native habitat of wet bogs and swamps, Downy Serviceberry should be grown in full sun or light shade on moist, well-drained, acid soil.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST074 (613 words)

	Serviceberry
		Amelanchier sanguinea Huron serviceberry, roundleaf juneberry, roundleaf serviceberry, shore shadbush
		The Tree: Serviceberry is a shrub or tree that reaches a height of 40 ft (12 m) and a diameter of 2 ft (0.6 m).
		General Wood Characteristics: The wood of serviceberry is brown and is as hard and heavy as persimmon, but of smaller size.
	www.windsorplywood.com /nam_hardwoods/serviceberry.html (406 words)

	winemaking: Saskatoon Serviceberry Wine
		The purple-fruited -- almost fl -- Saskatoon serviceberry is one of about 25 species of the serviceberry genus native to the United States and Canada.
		The botanical name is Amelanchier alnifolia, but it is commonly called the Saskatoon serviceberry or simply the Saskatoon berry.
		After 5 days, gently press jelly-bag of Saskatoon serviceberries to extract clear juice, discarding remaining pulp and seed.
	winemaking.jackkeller.net /saskatoo.asp (649 words)

	Serviceberry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In years when late flowers overlap those of wild roses and brambles, bees may spread bacterial fireblight.
		Amelanchier arborea - Downy Serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry, apple shadbush, northern smooth shadbush, shadblow, shadbush serviceberry
		Amelanchier sanguinea - Huron serviceberry, roundleaf juneberry, roundleaf serviceberry, shore shadbush
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serviceberry (739 words)

	Will the serviceberry grow is full sun? - Trees Forum - GardenWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		My favorite trees are natives but I speak up when I feel something is given too much credit and I really think the serviceberry is a tree that is given too much praise despite what I may have said in years past.
		Not only that the serviceberry is often suggested as a replacement to the short lived flowering pears.
		The 'Autumn Brillance' serviceberries at school have not suckered excessively.
	forums2.gardenweb.com /forums/load/trees/msg1008235120802.html (2081 words)

	Serviceberries
		Saskatoon Serviceberry occurs over a wide range of situations, from dry rocky slopes in full sunlight to partial shade of conifers and in moist, deep, and fertile soils.
		Aerial portions of Saskatoon Serviceberry are killed by fire; survival occurs through sprouting.
		Fruits of Saskatoon Serviceberry were an important food of the Blackfeet, who used them in soups, stews, and pemmican.
	www.rook.org /earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/amelanchier.html (430 words)

	Serviceberry Confusion - Native Plants Forum - GardenWeb
		I have seen fairly large serviceberries around here (probably A. laevis, not canadensis, though I can't tell them apare), but I don't think I've ever seen one much over 20 feet tall.
		If you buy a serviceberry that is in shrub form, you will have no trouble keeping it at a manageable size with (very) occasional pruning.
		My experience is that serviceberries are slow growers, especially in their typical semi-shade edge and understory habitats.
	forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/natives/msg12164826317.html (1413 words)

	Serviceberry
		Berry-like fruits are produced in summer and are edible if the birds don't get them first.
		Trivia: Serviceberry got it's name from the custom in days gone by of cutting the branches in winter and forcing them into bloom for Sunday church services.
		The delicious fruits are eaten by many songbirds and mammals, so consider yourself lucky if you get to taste them before they are gone.
	www.djroger.com /serviceberry.htm (96 words)

	winemaking: Downy Serviceberry Wine
		The dark red- to dark purple-fruited Downy serviceberry is the most common of about 25 species of the serviceberry genus native to the United States and Canada.
		The botanical name is Amelanchier arborea, but it is commonly called the Downy or American serviceberry or simply the serviceberry.
		After 5 days, drip-drain and then gently press jelly-bag of serviceberries to extract clear juice, discarding remaining pulp and seed.
	www.geocities.com /NapaValley/1172/serviceb.html (585 words)

	Serviceberry - PA DCNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Also called Shadbush and Shadblow, names refering to their blooming as the shad ascend rivers to spawn.
		Showy white flowers of Serviceberry, seen through the still naked oaks, provide one of the first floral displays of spring on Pennsylvania ridges.
		Seven shrub species of Serviceberry are also found in Pennsylvania.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /forestry/commontr/serviceb.htm (150 words)

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