Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a slow-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 15-25 ft × 15-25 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer, erosion and fire, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

4-9

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

15-25 ft × 15-25 ft

Spacing

12-24 feet

Growth rate

Slow

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet

Foliage

Green

Bloom color

White

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds

Tough against

Deer, Erosion, Fire, Wet soil

Watch out for

Weedy

Native to

Eastern North America