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Bearberry vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Amelanchier alnifolia Honeywood

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Bearberry
Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Bearberry is a dwarf shrub known for its creamy pink flowers and red edible fruits.

It is great as a filler in gardens and flowerbeds in place of invasive ground cover plants, like English Ivy.

Bearberry will attract hummingbirds, butterflies and bees to your property. It is one of the top 12 plants recommended by the Alberta Native Bee Council to support pollinators.

Note:This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Bearberry seeds at SeedTime.ca.

Honeywood Saskatoon, also known as Serviceberries, is excellent at producing an abundance of blue-coloured berries in mid-summer and has dark green foliage that turns yellow in the fall. It is quite large making it a perfect shrub in your backyard garden. Often grown for its edible qualities, the Honeywood Saskatoon is quite ornamental with stunning white blooms in the spring.

Bearberry Quick Facts

Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 1b
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: small red berries
Berries: produces large edible berries
Flowers: small, purple-white
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low




Other Names: kinnikinnick, mealberry, sandberry
Other Names: honeywood juneberry, honeywood service berry