FNPS Plant Database

Amelanchier arborea

serviceberry, shadbush, juneberry
  • Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

serviceberry, shadbush, juneberry

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Amelanchier arborea

Family:

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

Tree

Size:

15–30 (40) ft tall by 15–20 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

purple

Phenology:

Deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Fall Color

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small specimen tree or an understory tree.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seed or soft wood cuttings.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

Mildly acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract native Andrenid bees (Andrena spp.), Halictid bees (Halictus spp, Lasioglossum spp.) and honeybees, as well as Syrphid flies, Tachinid flies, Buprestid beetles (Acmaeodera spp.), and other insects.

Small mammals and larger birds eat the berries.

Native Habitats:

dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Berries may be used for making jam or jelly.

General Comments:

FNPS Plant Print

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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