| Description | Regent Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) a compact, colony forming shrub, Saskatoon Serviceberry has excellent fall foliage, along with sweet fruit. |
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| Pronunciation | (am-e-LANG-key-er) (al-ni FO-lee-ah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | white, borne in pendulous racemes in end of April before the leaves have appeared |
| Fruit | this genus has some of the best tasting fruit of the Serviceberries, dark purplish to blue, the fruit are botanically called a pome |
| Leaves | green, good fall color |
| Stems | colony forming (suckering) |
| Dimensions | 4-6 by 4-6 feet, suckering |
| Maintenance | may need some additional water during dry spells |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected near Regent North Dakota for its high quality, extra sweet red to black fruit. |
| Misc Facts | The species plant has a few nicknames. June berry because the fruit ripens in June, Serviceberry because it bloomed during the spring funeral services, also resembles the English fruit tree (Sorbus domestica) called service tree and Shadblow because it bloomed when the Shad ran in the spring. AKA: alder-leaved serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry, Indian Pear |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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