Wildlife
- Feeds birds
- Pollinators
- Small mammals
Early flowers feed native bees, and the June berries are eaten by many birds and mammals.
Ships bare root
Native
Mature plant shown. Yours ships dormant and bare root.
What arrives
1 dormant bare-root plant, about 1–2 ft tall
- No leaves, no pot, no soil. Roots packed moist.
- Ships in your zone's planting window.
- Leafs out about 4–8 weeks after planting.
Native shrub · edible
Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
- Ships 1–2 ft tall
- 1 plant, bare root
- Zones 2–7
- Grows 6–15 ft
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Saskatoon serviceberry is a cold-hardy native fruiting shrub for USDA zones 2-7 that grows 6-15 ft tall and 6-10 ft wide in full sun to part shade. It is grown for sweet, blueberry-like June berries for fresh eating and pies. Plants usually fruit in 3-5 years; one plant fruits alone, but a second improves yield.
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Saskatoon Serviceberry plant profile
Mature size6–15 ft tall · 6–10 ft wide
Typical (6 ft)Up to 15 ft
Upright, multi-stemmed shrub; some plants sucker.
USDA hardiness zones2–7
Sun & growth
SlowMediumFast
Full sun for the best berries; tolerates part shade. Fruit in about 3–5 years.
SoilpH 6.0–8.0
4 acidic6.59 alkaline
Prefers well-drained loam or sandy soil and tolerates occasional dry or wet periods.
Native to the USEdible harvestYellow to red fall colorHedge & screen
Flowers & fruit
- Fruit in 3–5 yrs
- Edible
Clusters of white flowers in early spring are followed by sweet, purple-blue berries in early summer.
Leaves & fall color
Yellow to red in fall. Rounded, toothed green leaves turn yellow, orange and red in fall.
Pests & disease
Cedar-apple type rusts, leaf spot and powdery mildew can occur; birds compete for the fruit.
Pruning
Prune in late winter to remove dead wood and the oldest stems so younger, productive stems take over.
Bare root vs potted
Skip the garden-center markup.
Garden centers buy young plants, pot them, grow them another season and mark them up. We ship yours dormant and bare root, timed to your planting window.
Bare root, from us$11.95ships dormant
Example: 3-gal potted American hazelnut$70–$140online retail prices checked Oct 2026
A year with your Saskatoon Serviceberry
SPRINGWhite flower clusters in early spring
SUMMERSweet purple-blue berries ripen in early summer
LATE SUMMERDark green leaves
FALLYellow, orange and red leaves
Questions people ask about Saskatoon Serviceberry
Do serviceberries need a pollinator?
No, one plant can fruit, but serviceberry is only partly self-fertile, so two or more plants give bigger crops.
How long until a Saskatoon serviceberry produces berries?
Seedlings usually start fruiting within 3-5 years of planting.
What do Saskatoon berries taste like?
They are sweet and juicy, similar to a blueberry with a hint of almond, and are good fresh or in pies and jam.
Is serviceberry a tree or a shrub?
Saskatoon is usually a multi-stemmed shrub 6-15 ft tall, though it can be trained to a small tree.
What will arrive in my order?
A dormant bare-root plant about 1-2 ft tall, ready to plant in early spring or late fall.
Plant it in 4 steps
- Soak the roots in cold water overnight before planting.
- Dig twice as wide as the roots; plant at the depth it grew.
- Water, then mulch. No fertilizer the first season.
- Water regularly until it's established.
Plant facts checked October 2026 against: NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS Database, https://dnr.state.md.us/forests/Documents/Agroforestry_Pollination-Propagation-Pruning.pdf.