Amelanchier arborea (downy serviceberry)
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Amelanchier arborea (downy serviceberry)
From $34.00Sale Price
type: shrub sun needs: full sun, part sun/part shade water needs: average, moist, wet height: 3-6' plant spacing: 5' distance bloom time: May bloom color: white edible parts: fruit. The berries are are astringent tasting when raw but delicious when cooked, baked, juiced, or added to purees. A great source of antioxidants. salt tolerant. Some salt exposure should not be fatal to the plant but some leaf burning may still occur. deer resistant (please note that does not mean deer proof) Great fall leaf color. Supports at-risk insects:
Host plant for Hessel’s Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)
Host plant for the Precious Underwing Moth (Catocala pretiosa)

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