Scientific Family
Rosaceae
Other common names
serviceberry
western serviceberry
Plant type
Shrubs
Riparian
Yes
Plant Description
Origin
Native
Similar species
Fendlera rupicola, Amelanchier alnifolia
A many branched large shrub or small tree with rigid twigs and a deep spreading root system.
Large, many branched, shrub or small tree; leaves stemmed, alternate, deciduous, oval, rounded or heart-shaped at base and rounded at the tip, moderately hairy; white flowers in groups of 6 to 10; fruits dark purple berries.
Height
15 feet
Width
15 feet
Habitat
Habitat description
Found on rocky hillsides, streambanks, pinyon-juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Community
Riparian
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
6000
High elevation
7000
Leaves
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaf hairs
Top and bottom of leaves
Spines
No
Leaf Drop
Deciduous
Leathery, green above and paler below with fine soft whitish hairs, usually hairy on one or both surfaces, margins are toothed above the middle of the leaf ending in a rounded tip. 1-1/2 inches long by 1 inch wide.
Flowers
Flower color
White
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
No
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
June
Has 5 long and narrow petals to 1/2 inch wide with 3 to 6 flowers in a short, somewhat elongated cluster.
Flower clusters
Elongated
Fruit
Fruit color
Orange, yellow or purple
Fruit type
Other
Has fleshy (pome) apple-like fruits, to 3/8 inch in diameter. The fruit can be persistent, but will be dry and pulpy.