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Staghorn Sumac vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Amelanchier alnifolia Honeywood

Rhus typhina

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Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Staghorn Sumac

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.

Staghorn Sumac is a popular ornamental shrub with red velvet like antlers that produce seeds that provide nice winter interest for landscapers and gardeners.

This low-maintenance plant is a great addition to any garden it is also used in shelterbelts.

Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Staghorn Sumac Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: small, green-yellow
Fruit: small, red
Berries: produces large edible berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, YT, NT
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Other Names: honeywood juneberry, honeywood service berry
Other Names: stags horn sumach, velvet sumac