Amelanchier arborea

Rosaceae, Rose Family

DUARB-643

• Location: Bench area in front of Doane
• Height: -
• Circumference: -
• Reconition Features: Simple, alternate, pinnate, toothed leaves
• Historical Notes: Serviceberry is also known as the shadbush, shadblow, or juneberry.  The tree bursts into bloom in early spring “when the shad run.”  It blooms even before its leaves have come out (Peattie 1964).  When the leaves do come out of the bud, they are covered with silvery down (Braun 1961).  The fruit matures by June and is edible (Petrides 1988).