How to grow Serviceberry

Amelanchier

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Seed Saving Serviceberry

Seeds are made to be spread by birds so duplicating those conditions is best. Put the berries in a pot with sand and have the sand sloth off the berry like the grit in a birds stomach.

How long does Serviceberry take to grow?

These estimates for how long Serviceberry takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

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Serviceberry Etymology

A fanciful etymology explains the name ‘serviceberry’ by noting that the flowers bloom about the time roads in the Appalachian mountains became passable, allowing circuit-riding preachers to resume church services.
A similar etymology says that blooming serviceberry indicated the ground had thawed enough to dig graves, so burial services could be held for those who died in the winter when the only way to deal with the bodies was to allow them to freeze and wait for spring.

Other names for Serviceberry

Amelanchier, Juneberry, Saskatoon, shadbush, apple serviceberry

Amelanchier Medik.

Footnotes

fn1: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b240