Serviceberry

Juneberry, also known as serviceberry, opens the season with clouds of delicate white blossoms. Sweet berries resembling blueberries ripen in early summer, perfect for fresh eating, pies, and jams, if the birds do not get them first. Fall foliage glows orange and red, and smooth gray bark adds quiet winter interest. Edible landscapes, hedges, and wildlife gardens all benefit from this four-season small tree or shrub. Seed collected from these berries needs several months of cold, moist rest, but the result is a long-lived plant that feeds both you and the birds.