Amelanchier laevis
Smooth shadbush · also Smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry, Shadbush
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Amelanchier laevis is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America, growing up to 40 feet tall with smooth, reddish young leaves and showy white early-spring flowers. It produces sweet, edible dark berries that are valuable for wildlife, particularly birds and pollinators. This hardy species adapts to various soil types and cold temperatures, making it suitable for urban plantings.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,1460.34%4.0 yr2.0 in
- 5390.34%2.8 yr2.0 in
- 4570.39%—2.0 in
- 3400.73%—1.2 in
- 2720.14%13 yr3.0 in
- 1560.02%11 yr3.0 in
- 940.60%3.5 yr2.1 in
- 820.17%7.8 yr2.4 in
- 810.11%7.8 yr2.0 in
- 140.12%7.8 yr2.0 in
- 130.01%—0.6 in
- 120.00%2.8 yr—
- 70.00%—2.2 in
- 60.00%—0.6 in
- 20.00%—1.6 in
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30–35 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 2.4 in, 90th percentile 3.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Allegheny Highlands forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Amelanchier in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
