



Amelanchier arborea
The common serviceberry is a small tree that produces sweet, tasty berries. In spring, it blooms with beautiful white flowers that attract bees and butterflies!
Habitat: Forests
The common serviceberry has delicate white flowers that appear in early spring before its leaves fully emerge, sometimes with a hint of pink. Its small, round berries ripen from red to dark purple, resembling blueberries. The bark is smooth and gray, and its leaves turn vibrant orange-red in fall.




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PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Its incredibly strong wood was historically used to make tool handles and even archery bows!
Its name comes from blooming when roads thawed, allowing travel for spring church services!
Native Americans used the serviceberry's bark and roots to make traditional medicines.
The berries look just like blueberries, but they grow on a tree, not a bush!
Common serviceberry can bloom very early in spring, providing crucial nectar and pollen for hungry pollinators when few other plants are flowering.
Common serviceberry has sweet, edible berries that attract a wide variety of birds and mammals, helping to spread its seeds far and wide.
Common serviceberry has leaves that turn brilliant orange and red in the fall, blending into autumn forests and signaling the change of seasons.
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen from flowers

Turdus migratorius
enjoys the ripe, sweet berries
Ursus americanus
feasts on the abundant summer fruits

Odocoileus virginianus
browses on young twigs and leaves
Deciduous plants periodically shed all their leaves, typically during autumn or dry seasons.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Broadleaf trees are angiosperms characterized by flat, wide leaves that are typically shed annually in temperate climates.
Fruit-bearing plants produce fruits, which are the mature ovaries of flowering plants containing seeds.
A fruit tree is a perennial tree that produces fruit, which is edible to humans or animals.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Fall color refers to the seasonal change in foliage pigmentation, primarily in deciduous plants, displaying vibrant hues.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always ask an adult before picking and eating berries from trees.
450-1370 cm
300-600 cm
1-2 cm
Early spring
Yes
None
Perennial
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