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Saskatoon serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.0 ft. to 20.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 ft. to 12.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Tree
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Spreads Underground
- Design Considerations
- Screening, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- Lifespan
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Nutrient Poor, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Plants are short-lived and can't withstand prolonged drought.
Flora of North America recognizes three varieties of A. alnifolia, all are native to the U.S. Varieties alnifolia and pumila are both native to Fort Collins. Variety semiintegrifolia is native to the west coast of the U.S.
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.