Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Soil: Medium - Dry, well-drained soils
Mature Height: 10ft
Mature Width: 10ft
Blooms: April-May
Description: Beautiful spring flowers mature into berries loved by birds. Berries are tasty and edible for humans too! A low, loosely formed arching shrub that grows in clumps but does not form colonies. Loose, nodding spikes of white, sometimes pinkish, flowers are followed by dark-purple berries. Excellent shrub for home landscaping, or add it as an understory shrub in your woods or privacy hedge. Its species name A. sanguinea refers to its red twigs. High wildlife value to birds, bees, butterflies, and moths. This is a state-endangered species of serviceberry in Illinois that is ethically grown by our partners at Majestic Oaks Nursery in Spring Grove, Illinois. In nature, it is a rare species found in open oak woodlands and savannas where it prefers sandy, gravelly, or fine-textured loamy soils.
