Amelanchier utahensis
Identification
Description
A very different looking shrub. The bark is off-white, foliage is green-grey, foliage is predominantly on the outer tips of the stems. Associated plants include Keckiella ternatus, Keckiella antirrhinoides microphylla, Arctostaphylos otayensis, Prunus fremontii, Quercus agrifolia, and believe it or not Acacia gregorii. Soil varies from reddish clay to decomposed granite. If service berry will grow on your site it would look awesome with large boulders, plant Zauschneria, Encelia, and Keckiella ternatus microphylla at the base in front of the rocks. Amelanchier alnifolia has a better berry for people, this one is fine for the wildlife. Click here for the other Serviceberry we grow. They have made up all sorts of names for this serviceberry, Amelanchier pallida var. arguta, or prunifolia, or venulosa, or crenata rubescens, or oreophila, or jonesiana or nitens, or Amelanchier utahensis var. covilllei, Native to much of the Southern West from Baja up into Oregon and across to TEXAS.
Characteristics
Amelanchier utahensis Utah Service Berry is great for a bird garden.
Amelanchier utahensis Utah Service Berry's foliage type is stressdeciduous.
Amelanchier utahensis Utah Service Berry's flower color is white and has a fragrance.
Amelanchier utahensis Utah Service Berry's fruit has fragrance and is edible.
Communities
Communities for Amelanchier utahensis Utah Service Berry:Chaparral and Yellow Pine Forest.
Ranges for Amelanchier utahensis
| ph: | 6.00 to 8.00 |
|---|---|
| usda: | 6 to 9 |
| height[m]: | 1.00 to 4.00 |
| width[m]: | 1.00 to 4.00 |
| rainfall[cm]: | 50.00 to 90.00 |
Plants available Online
| Gallon | Price |
|---|---|
| 55 | $ 9.99 |
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