Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Upright or erect, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

tasteless whilst others are sweet and juicy. — Edible fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit has a few small seeds at the centre, some forms are dry and tasteless whilst others are sweet and juicy.; The fruit ripens unevenly over a period of 2 - 3 weeks and is very attractive to birds, this makes harvesting them in quantity rather difficult.; The fruit is borne in small clusters and is up to 10mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich woods, thickets and slopes. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)