Other Common Names: Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry, Junebush

Scientific Name: Amelanchier arborea

Native to Alabama: Yes

Serviceberry
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Julie Makin
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• I am a vascular plant with a woody trunk supporting woody branches, so I am a tree.
• I do not keep leaves year-round, so I am deciduous.
• I renew my growth each spring for many seasons, so I am perennial.
• I can grow 15 – 30 feet high and 15 – 25 feet wide.

• Dormant in winter.
• Typically grows as a multi-stemmed shrub or tree but pruning after flowering can promote a more tree-like growth pattern.
• Can spread by root suckers (sprouts from the roots around the base of the tree) if they are not removed.
• When watering, hold hose to base of plant for a count of 5 seconds. Water should reach all roots.

• Avoid sprinkling water on the leaves.
• Until established, water two times per week during the summer and once per week during the rest of the year.

• All plants start life as a seed. Seeds contain the new plant (embryo) and the nutrients inside of a protective coat. They must be dispersed (moved to a new location)
• Once a seeed lands in a suitable environment, it will begin to grow to form the cotyledon or sprout. Small roots will begin growing into the soil, and a small leaf is developed.
• The sprout becomes a seedling, developing a stem and leaves above ground.
• As the seedling continues to grow, it will develop into a mature adult plant.
• Mature adult plants are able to produce flowers that can be pollinated. The pollination process leads to the formation of new seeds, and the process continues.