Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Martin Saskatoon (Serviceberry) - TreeTime.ca

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Martin Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

Amelanchier alnifolia Martin

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry
Martin Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry produces large, delicious red fruit.

Found in the Red Deer River valley by Dr. Otto Jahn in 1984. This cultivar was found to resist insects and disease, tolerate frost, and produce high quality fruit.

Martin Saskatoon is a prairie hardy shrub. The berries have a large size and a delicious taste. This species has consistent yield, making it great for both orchards and small gardens. The berries ripen uniformly, making them convenient for machine harvesting.

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts

Martin Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Fall colour: yellow
Berries: red-pink berries
Berries: produces large edible berries
Harvest: mid to late July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: alder-leaf shadbush, dwarf shadbush, pacific serviceberry, pigeon berry, western juneberry, western serviceberry