Juneberry

Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush
Colorful in all seasons, these deciduous shrubs and trees are especially conspicuous in early spring. Their plentiful white flowers bloom briefly before or with the unfolding of the leaves.

Plant Database - Trees
Shadblow; Serviceberry; Juneberry
(Amelanchier canadensis)
Form with spring flowers ...

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Sarvis, Service Berry, Juneberry, Shadbush
Latin: Amelanchier arborea ...

Juneberry, or serviceberry, any species of the genus Amelanchier of the family Rosaceae (rose family), chiefly North American shrubs or trees conspicuous in the early spring for their white blossoms.

Juneberry fruit is always eaten so greedily by birds that unless it is exceptionally abundant it never becomes a nuisance by falling in large quantities on the ground.

Juneberry, Serviceberry-sweet purple to black fruits resemble blueberries.
Aronia
Glossy black chokeberry-tart fruits are popular for juice making.

Shrubs: Juneberry (Amelanchier spp.), Low Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) ...

Southern Juneberry [English]: Amelanchier obovalis
Southern Juneberry [English]: Amelanchier obovalis 'Jennybelle'
Southern Ladies'-Tresses [English]: Spiranthes torta
Southern Lady Fern [English]: Athyrium filix-femina ...

Amelanchier arborea - Juneberry
Chionanthus virginicus - Fringetree
Cornus alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood
Halesia carolina - Carolina Silverbell
Hamamelis virginiana - Witch Hazel
Magnolia tripetala - Umbrella Magnolia ...

The autumn colors of the Juneberry or Shadblow Serviceberry
(Amelanchier canadensis) range from gold & yellow,
to orange & red, being quite to the red side in October.

Shadbush, saskatoon, sugarplum, juneberry...all are names applied to the serviceberry, a North American native with plenty of landscaping potential.
Three Short Ferns for the Landscape ...

Jacob's Ladder, Japanese Knotweed, Jersey Cudweed, Jointed Rush, Juneberry, Juniper
Keeled Garlic, Kerry Lily, Kidney Saxifrage, Kidney Vetch, Knapweed Broomrape, Knotgrass, Knotted Bur Parsley, Knotted Clover, Knotted Pearlwort ...

#972 Amelanchier canadensis
Common Names: serviceberry, Juneberry, shadblow, shadbush, shadbloom
Family: Rosaceae (rose Family)
Wallpaper Gallery (2 images) ...

Amelanchier arborea
Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush, Servicetree, Sarvis-tree
Rosaceae ...

The "berry" part of the name came, of course, because these plants produce noteworthy berries -- large and tasty. Since the berries ripen in June, the genus is also known as "Juneberry".

Examples include American elder (Sambucus canadensis), Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), and Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia). Please contact your local native plant society for recommendations of plants native to your particular area.

Of quivering habit, petioles compressed: Poplar
Long, slender, finely serrate: Willow
Coarsely crenately-toothed: Chestnut oak
Obovate or oval; wavy-toothed: Witch-hazel
Serrate: Plum, Cherry, Crabapple, Sourwood, Juneberry, Silverbell, Beech ...

Intermixed will be other spring woodland flowers including the creamy white pantaloons of Dutchman's breeches and the brilliant yellow trout lily. Off the forest floor, you can find the burst of white flowers in shrubs such as the juneberry or ...

Pistils: Ovary inferior; styles 2-5, united.
Fruits: Berry-like, spherical, red to purple, sweet.
Notes: The fruit of the downy service-berry is edible. Other common names are shadbush and juneberry.

Serviceberry, juneberry (Amelanchier species)
Shasta daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum, Chrysanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum)
Sheep fescue (Festuca ovina ovina)
Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia, Kalmia latifolia) ...

Regent Serviceberry, Saskatoon, or Juneberry Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent'
Shadblow, Thicket Amelanchier canadensis
Western, Saskatoon Berry Amelanchier alnifolia
Seven Son Flower
Seven Son Flower Heptacodium microniodes
Shadblow ...

See also: Green, Serviceberry, Fruits, Shadbush, Apple