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Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea · Tree
Downy Serviceberry is a slow-growing 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 and 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 ft
- 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
- Spreads weedily
- Native to
- Eastern North America
Will it survive your winters?
We score Downy Serviceberry’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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