Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) - TreeTime.ca

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Dasiphora fruticosa syn. Potentilla fruticosa

Amelanchier alnifolia Honeywood

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Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Shrubby Cinquefoil is a small, deciduous flowering shrub. This hardy species is densely covered with leaves and produces pale to bright yellow buttercup-shaped flowers terminally on the stems.

Flowering typically occurs from early to late summer. Shrubby Cinquefoil is a popular ornamental shrub choice and is capable of growing on a variety of sites.

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.

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: produces large edible berries
Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low




Other Names: tundra rose
Other Names: honeywood juneberry, honeywood service berry