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Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp)
Common Name: Serviceberry
Scientific Name: Amelanchier spp
Other Names:
Leaf: Deciduous; simple; alternate; oval; green in summer, orange, yellow and red in
fall; toothed.
Flower: White; small; on racemes.
Fruit: Purplish-black; sweet.
Twig: Purplish-red to brownish/grey when mature; silky hairs when young, smooth when
mature.
Bark:
Wood:
Facts About This Tree:
1. There are many species of serviceberry, which are difficult to identify because they
look very similar and can hybridize.
2. Serviceberry fruit is edible. It can be used to make jams and jellies or eaten fresh.
It is a food source for birds.
3. Serviceberry can grow in shade or sun, but thrives in full sun in wet, poorly drained
soil.
Lat, Long: 43.78509, -79.5903
Diameter (DBH): 9.5 cm
Last Year Modified: 2015
Carbon Stored in this Tree: 12.75 kg of C
Equivalent CO2: 46.73 kg of C
Find more trees in Woodbridge.
Reference
1. Soper, J. H., & Heimburger, M. L. (1982). Shrubs of Ontario (pp. 279-280). Toronto,
Canada: The Royal Ontario Museum.
2. USDA. N.A. Amelanchier stolonifera. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved
on October 29, 2015 from http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=amst80.
3. Zuzek, Kathy, and Beth Berlin. N.A. Serviceberry or Juneberry (Amelanchier spp.).
University of Minnesota Extension. Retrieved on October 29, 2015 from
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/
serviceberry-juneberry/index.html.
4. Photo Credit: Sherief Saleh (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
5. Photo Credit: Amos Oliver Doyle (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
6. Photo Credit: Walter Siegmund (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)
or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
7. Photo Credit: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA (Amelanchier alnifolia)
[CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Like many early Ontario communities, Woodbridge developed around a significant waterway. The Humber River provided a ready-made transportation system and the power source necessary for economic growth. The village consequently became the commercial centre of an excellent farming area.
