Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’ - Shrubby Serviceberry
- also known as Saskatoon Berry or Juneberry
- hardy deciduous shrub with early blooms and edible berries
- showy white single flowers open before the leaves in spring
- slightly fragrant flowers are attractive to pollinators
- edible berries, resembling blueberries, ripen to dark purplish black in June
- tasty fruits have flavor notes of sweet apple, grape, and almond
- berries are great for fresh eating, drying, or baked goods and preserves
- the berries of this species are known for having excellent flavor, and high nutritional value
- fruit must be protected from birds if you want to harvest it!
- foliage turns shades of yellow in autumn
- this cultivar has a compact habit and is early flowering
- shrub has a dense, rounded, suckering spreading habit
- finely toothed, rounded, simple leaves
- light gray bark has darker striations
- a species native to North America
- good for sunny to part-sunny areas with regularly moist well-drained soils
- grows to 4-6 feet high and wide
- grows in zones 2-7
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’ - Shrubby Serviceberry
- also known as Saskatoon Berry or Juneberry
- hardy deciduous shrub with early blooms and edible berries
- showy white single flowers open before the leaves in spring
- slightly fragrant flowers are attractive to pollinators
- edible berries, resembling blueberries, ripen to dark purplish black in June
- tasty fruits have flavor notes of sweet apple, grape, and almond
- berries are great for fresh eating, drying, or baked goods and preserves
- the berries of this species are known for having excellent flavor, and high nutritional value
- fruit must be protected from birds if you want to harvest it!
- foliage turns shades of yellow in autumn
- this cultivar has a compact habit and is early flowering
- shrub has a dense, rounded, suckering spreading habit
- finely toothed, rounded, simple leaves
- light gray bark has darker striations
- a species native to North America
- good for sunny to part-sunny areas with regularly moist well-drained soils
- grows to 4-6 feet high and wide
- grows in zones 2-7
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
