Canadian Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Canadian Serviceberry: Abagrotis barnesi, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Halysidota tessellaris, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Malacosoma americana, Megalopyge crispata, Orgyia leucostigma, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Parornix quadripunctella, Phobetron pithecium, Phyllonorycter crataegella, Pseudotelphusa amelanchierella, Satyrium liparops, Stigmella amelanchierella, Stigmella chalybeia, Synanthedon pictipes, Synanthedon pyri

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I., Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.