![]() 'Thiessen' was found growing near Langham, Saskatchewan and was introduced in 1976. Unlike other varieties, 'Pembina' produces few suckers. 'Pembina' produces large, sweet, full flavored berries. It has consistently produced the highest yields in trials conducted in Canada. 'Northline' is a 10-foot-tall, free-suckering shrub. Its fruit are large, sweet, and mild flavored. While the fruit on all Amelanchier species are edible, saskatoons ( Amelanchier alnifolia) and its varieties are the most productive and produce the best quality fruit. 'Strata' grows approximately 20 to 25 tall and has a similar spread. Its leaves are tinged with orange or red in the fall. ![]() Ed Hasselkus of the University of Wisconsin for its horizontal branching habit. Its leaves turn yellow-orange to scarlet in the fall. 'Cumulus' is covered with white flowers in early spring. This variety may grow 25 to 30 feet tall with a spread of 15 feet. It was selected for its upright growth habit. It grows approximately 25 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide. 'Princess Diana' is often grown as a multi stemmed tree, but it can be trained to a single stem. It was selected for its abundant white flowers and outstanding red fall color. 'Princess Diana' originated in Wisconsin and was introduced in 1987. At maturity, it may be 20 to 25 feet tall and 15 feet wide. 'Autumn Brilliance' has a moderately spreading branching habit. It possesses white flowers in spring, blue-green foliage which turns orange to red in fall, and attractive gray bark. 'Autumn Brilliance' was introduced by Bill Wandell of Urbana, Illinois. ![]() ![]() Several varieties are excellent landscape plants. Serviceberries are most often grown as ornamentals in the home landscape. Other common names for Amelanchier species include Juneberry, saskatoon, sarvis or sarvistree, shadblow, shadbush, and mountain blueberry. Over 25 species of Amelanchier are found in North America. Serviceberries are members of the genus Amelanchier. The blueberry-like fruit may be eaten fresh, baked in pies or other desserts, canned, or made into wine, jams, or preserves. They are also grown for their edible fruit. They are planted as ornamentals for their masses of showy, white flowers in early spring and colorful fall foliage. ![]()
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