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Labrador Tea vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Amelanchier alnifolia Honeywood

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

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Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Labrador Tea

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.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: rust orange
Berries: produces large edible berries
Flowers: white, fragrant
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none




Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Other Names: honeywood juneberry, honeywood service berry