Plant Min Zone: 2a
Plant Max Zone: 7a
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Water / Rainfall: Average
Soil Quality: Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Spring
Flower Color: White
Berry / Fruit Color: Purplish Black
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Red, Orange
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: No
Scented Flowers: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low, Medium
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium
Humidity Tolerance: Medium
Wind Tolerance: Medium
Poor Soil Tolerance: No Extreme Soils
Height: 3' - 6'
Width: 3' - 6'
Growth Rate: Slow, Medium
Service Life: Long: 5-10 years
Maintenance Need: Low
Spreading Potential: Medium
Yearly Trimming Tips: Prune Shrub Sparingly: Berry / Fruit Production Will be Reduced or Eliminated with Pruning: Blooms on Old Wood.
Plant Grouping Size: Specimen Planting of 1-3, Small Grouping of 3-5
Best Side of House: East Exposure, North Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: None
Ornamental Features: Emerges Early in Spring, Multiple Seasons of Interest, Easy to Eat Edibles
Special Landscape Uses: Naturalizing
Possible Pest Problems: Rabbits, Foliage Disease
Plant Limitations: Needs Regular Irrigation, Susceptible to Late Spring Frosts
This serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent') is a shrub to dwarf tree form with edible bluish-purple berry-like fruit, native to North America from Alaska across most of western Canada and in the western and north-central United States. Although it is adaptable to a variety of soil and moisture conditions, it shows some drought intolerance so go with sand plums on a drier site. The delicious fruit of this and related species are eaten fresh or prepared in puddings and pies. You need to act quick before the birds strip them clean. 'Regent' is a compact, deciduous, stoloniferous, early-flowering cultivar which typically grows only 4-6' tall. Great plant for the edible landscape!