Amelanchier canadensis <br>CANADIAN SERVICEBERRY BILBERRY

Amelanchier canadensis is also know as bilberry, Canadian serviceberry, chuckle-berry, currant-tree, juneberry, shad-blow serviceberry, shad-blow, shadbush, shadbush serviceberry, sugarplum, thicket serviceberry. It is native to Canada and the United States. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 0.5-8 m tall. The flowers are produced in early spring, and has five white petals 7.6-11 mm long and 2-4 mm broad, and 20 stamens. The fruit is a pome, 7-10 mm diameter, dark purple when ripe. It is used as an ornamental plant, and it is sometimes made into bonsai. Type: Hardy shrub Hardiness zones: 3-8 Height: 15-20' (4.5-6m) Location: Full sun to part shade Seeds per packet: 5