Amelanchier arboreaIndiana Native
Downy Serviceberry

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 211

Genus:

Amelanchier (Serviceberry Juneberry Shadbush Sarvis-Tree Servicetree) 16

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Spreading / Branched 95

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 520

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

White (Borne in pendulous racemes, 2-4" long, and appearing in mid to late March; short-lived)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Dark green in summer); Multi-Colored (Yellow to apricot-orange to deep red leaves in fall)

Stem Notes:

slender, green to reddish brown, and smooth stems

Fruit Notes:

Black (Small, edible berry-like fruits appear in June and change from green to red to purplish black; birds love them)

Ultimate Height:

30-40 feet

Ultimate Spread:

30-40 feet

Bloom Times:

April 198

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 203

Soil Notes:

Grows best in moist, well-drained acidic soils

Range:

Eastern United States

Maintenance:

Low 274

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are alternate, simple, generally obovate, less often ovate, ellliptic or oblong, 1-3" long by 0.5-1.75" wide, acute or acuminate, usually cordate at base and sharply serrated. Pubescence is present on young leaves and the tomentose partly remains through maturity, unlike the completely glabrous A. laevis. Bark is gray and smooth but streaked with longitudinal fissures and very ornamental. Stems are slender, olive green to red-brown, smooth and often covered with gray skin.

Ecological Functions:

Purdue Plant Doctor

Parts and Problems of Serviceberry, Shadbush

Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

Would grow well on a streambank. Susceptible to rust, leaf blight, powdery mildew, fruit rot, leaf minor, borers, and scale. Rarely requires pruning.

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Winter Habit

When Amelanchier arborea has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

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72 Amelanchier arborea found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2015_00935*A	FST
2	2010_09453*A	PICK
3	2010_04473*A	FST
4	2010_04958*A	FST
5	2010_05383*A	FST
6	2010_04549*A	FST
7	2010_09522*A	PICK
8	2010_04474*A	FST
9	2010_09414*A	PICK
10	ORIG_4393*A	WILY
11	ORIG_4391*A	WILY
12	2010_09292*A	PICK
13	2015_00931*A	FST
14	2010_09766*A	PICK
15	ORIG_4314*A	TARK
16	ORIG_1925*A	HAMP
17	2010_04959*A	FST
18	2010_04960*A	FST
19	2012_01023*A	FWLR
20	2010_05384*A	FST
21	2018_00924*A	FST
22	2015_00930*A	FST
23	2010_04475*A	FST
24	2010_09765*A	PICK
25	2015_00934*A	FST
26	2010_09293*A	PICK
27	2010_09523*A	PICK
28	2010_09767*A	PICK
29	2012_01017*A	HNLY
30	2023_00069*A	PICK
31	2023_00069*B	PICK
32	2023_00069*C	PICK
33	2023_00069*D	PICK
34	2023_00069*G	PICK
35	2023_00120*A	PUSH
36	2023_00120*B	PUSH
37	2023_00120*C	PUSH
38	2023_00134*A	RHPH
39	2023_00157*A	FSTW
40	2023_00157*B	MCUT
41	2023_00183*A	HORTPARK
42	2023_00183*B	HORTPARK
43	2023_00183*C	HORTPARK
44	2023_00183*D	MRDS
45	2023_00183*E	MRDS
46	2023_00183*F	MRDS
47	2023_00183*G	MRDS
48	2023_00253*A	HORTPARK
49	2023_00253*B	HORTPARK
50	2023_00253*C	HORTPARK
51	2023_00287*A	HORTPARK
52	2023_00287*B	HORTPARK
53	2023_00491*A	LYNN
54	2023_00491*B	LYNN
55	2023_00491*C	LYNN
56	2023_00516*A	CONT
57	2023_00516*B	CONT
58	2023_00516*C	CONT
59	2023_00516*D	CONT
60	2023_00516*E	CONT
61	2023_00516*F	CONT
62	2023_00516*G	CONT
63	2023_00516*H	CONT
64	2023_00634*A	PKRF
65	2023_00634*B	PKRF
66	2023_00634*C	WILY
67	2023_00634*E	WILY
68	2023_00634*F	WILY
69	2023_00634*G	WILY
70	2023_00634*H	WILY
71	2024_00015*A	PICK
72	2024_00220*A	FORD