The serviceberries are putting on quite a show this week! This photo was taken near the entrance to the preschool. Look for small purplish blue fruits to follow. Serviceberry is a terrific wildlife plant! The small fruits are favored by both birds and humans.
More information on the genus Amalanchier can be found at:
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1997/6-13-1997/serviceberry.html
http://www.prairie-elements.ca/papers/amelcvregistry.pdf
I am refreshing my own landscape this year with Summer Wine Ninebark, Black Beauty Elderberry, Mt. Royal Plum, and the newly released Black Ice Plum!
The summer of 2012 will be a first harvest of the 'Black Ice' plums!
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