Western Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Fragrant white flowers bloom from spring to early summer and are followed by deep purple fruits that are attractive to birds. The blue-green foliage turns bright red and yellow in the fall. This shrub is a good addition to a hedgerow or landscape area, as well as a useful restoration and habitat enhancement species. Its dense rhizomatous roots make it good for slope stabilization.
- Mature height: 6′ to 15′
- Mature width: 6′ to 15′
- Light conditions: sun to part shade
- Soil: dry to moist
- Sold in bundles of ten bare-root plants, 12″+ tall
- $20.00 per bundle
Bare-root plants are dug when they are dormant and are sold without soil around the roots, packaged in plastic bags to keep them moist.
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