Amelanchier laevisIndiana Native
Allegheny Serviceberry

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 211

Genus:

Amelanchier (Serviceberry Juneberry Shadbush Sarvis-Tree Servicetree) 16

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Upright 574

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 520

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

White (White flowers in nodding fleecy 4" panicles before foliage in spring that last for a few days)

Foliage Notes:

Bronze (Bronze foliage unfolding in the spring); Green (Green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Yellow, red-orange, red, to russet gold foliage in fall)

Stem Notes:

slender, glabrous stems

Fruit Notes:

Multi-Colored (Black to reddish-purple fruits in early summer; fruits are edible by birds and people)

Ultimate Height:

15-25 feet

Ultimate Spread:

10-20 feet

Bloom Times:

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Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 203

Soil Notes:

Fairly adaptable to soil conditions, but prefers well-drained, acidic soils

Range:

Eastern United States

Maintenance:

Low 274

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Alternate, simple, serrated leaves (1.25-3" long) lack pubescence (Amelanchier arborea has pubescence on young leaves and tomentose that partly remains), and have short acuminate tips. Base subcordate or rounded. Long narrow buds (0.5") are green tinged in red, ciliate with silky white hairs. Smooth, light gray trunks, lightly striped.

Ecological Functions:

Purdue Plant Doctor

Parts and Problems of Serviceberry, Shadbush

Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

An excellent small tree for naturalizing and for very early, but short-lived, bloom. Fruits are edible and a prime source of food for birds. Can produce fruit by apomixis. Subject to the troubles of Rosaceous plants in general, including fire-blight and mites, which can be controlled, usually quite easily.

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

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99 Amelanchier laevis found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2010_12101*A	HOCK
2	2012_01260*C	AR
3	2012_01029*A	OWEN
4	2010_01309*A	OWEN
5	2015_00792*A	KRCH
6	2015_00790*A	KRCH
7	ORIG_9513*A	VAWT
8	2010_00427*A	CARY
9	2015_00791*A	KRCH
10	2010_00429*A	CARY
11	2018_01048*A	DLR
12	2018_01051*A	DLR
13	2010_00425*A	CARY
14	ORIG_9508*A	VAWT
15	ORIG_6810*A	HORT
16	2015_00793*A	KRCH
17	2015_00794*A	KRCH
18	2018_01047*A	DLR
19	2010_12100*A	HOCK
20	ORIG_9510*A	VAWT
21	2010_00426*A	CARY
22	2018_01049*A	DLR
23	2018_01050*A	DLR
24	2010_12102*A	HOCK
25	2010_00428*A	CARY
26	2022_00435*B	AR
27	2022_00477*A	RSC
28	2022_00475*A	RSC
29	2022_00474*A	RSC
30	2022_00463*A	RSC
31	2022_00460*A	RSC
32	2022_00459*A	RSC
33	2023_00083*A	LYNN
34	2023_00083*B	LYNN
35	2023_00083*C	LYNN
36	2023_00135*A	PUSH
37	2023_00135*B	PUSH
38	2023_00184*A	HORTPARK
39	2023_00289*A	PICK
40	2023_00289*B	PICK
41	2023_00289*C	PICK
42	2023_00289*E	PICK
43	2023_00289*F	PICK
44	2023_00289*G	PICK
45	2023_00289*H	PICK
46	2023_00289*I	PICK
47	2023_00289*J	PICK
48	2023_00334*A	PICK
49	2023_00334*B	PICK
50	2023_00334*C	PICK
51	2023_00334*D	PICK
52	2023_00334*E	PICK
53	2023_00334*F	PICK
54	2023_00334*G	PICK
55	2023_00334*H	PICK
56	2023_00334*I	PICK
57	2023_00334*J	PICK
58	2023_00334*K	PICK
59	2023_00334*L	PICK
60	2023_00334*M	PICK
61	2023_00334*N	PICK
62	2023_00334*O	PICK
63	2023_00366*A	ADPC
64	2023_00366*B	ADPC
65	2023_00366*C	ADPC
66	2023_00366*D	ADPC
67	2023_00366*E	ADPB
68	2023_00393*A	ADPB
69	2023_00393*B
70	2023_00393*C	ADPB
71	2023_00393*D	ADPB
72	2023_00393*E	ADPB
73	2023_00393*F	ADPB
74	2023_00469*B	LYNN
75	2015_02459*E	2550
76	2015_02459*S	2550
77	2015_02469*A	2550
78	2023_00729*A	2550
79	2015_02469*B	2550
80	2024_00069*A	HORTPARK
81	2024_00069*B	HORTPARK
82	2024_00069*C	HORTPARK
83	2024_00069*D	HORTPARK
84	2024_00069*E	HORTPARK
85	2024_00069*F	HORTPARK
86	2024_00069*G	HORTPARK
87	2024_00069*H	HORTPARK
88	2024_00069*I	HORTPARK
89	2024_00069*J	HORTPARK
90	2024_00069*K	HORTPARK
91	2024_00069*L	HORTPARK
92	2024_00069*M	HORTPARK
93	2024_00069*N	HORTPARK
94	2024_00069*O	HORTPARK
95	2024_00069*P	HORTPARK
96	2024_00069*Q	HORTPARK
97	2024_00069*R	HORTPARK
98	2024_00069*S	HORTPARK
99	2024_00069*T	HORTPARK