Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flavour with a hint of apple. — Edible fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit contains a few small seeds at the centre, it has a sweet flavour with a hint of apple.; It can be eaten out of hand, used in pies, preserves etc or dried and used like raisins.; We have found the fruit to be of variable quality, with some forms having a distinct bitterness in the flavour whilst others are sweet, juicy and delicious.

Habitat & North American Range

Swamps, low ground, woods and thickets. Grows in woods and hedgerows in Britain. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)