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

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance

Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)

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Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)

Prized for its brilliant orange-red fall color and disease resistance, this exceptionally bright tree is an excellent focal point for your garden. In the spring, clusters of fragrant white flowers give way to edible purplish black fruit that is heavenly in jams, jellies and pies. Use this Saskatoon in shrub borders or as a small tree.

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.

Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: gold to red
Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Berries: deep purple and sweet
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, YT, NT
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, NT, NU
Other Names: tundra rose