Sprouts & Seedlings

Serviceberry seedling

Amelanchier spp.

Also called: juneberry, shadbush

Small understory tree with early white flowers and June berries. Moves fairly easily when small.

Serviceberry seedling: Seedling — SeedlingPhoto: Ewen Cameron · CC BY 4.0 · source

Confirm EVERY point before you move it

Alternate, oval, finely toothed leaves with a pointed tip
Smooth gray bark with pale vertical stripes
White flowers in early spring before or with leaf-out
Growing near mature serviceberries with purple berries in June

0 of 4 confirmed. If any point does not match, it is not this plant.

Best time to move

Dormant season.

Habitat

Woodland edges, stream banks, open woods.

Parts used

small seedling

Harvest note

Take only from patches with several seedlings.

Transplanting

Best window

Late fall to early spring, dormant

Transplant shock risk

moderate

Root type

fibrous

Site

Part shade to full sun, well-drained soil

Method

Dig a good root ball; plant at the same depth.

Notes

Often multi-stemmed.

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