Pygmy Caragana vs Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) - TreeTime.ca

Pygmy Caragana vs Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Caragana pygmaea

Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance

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Pygmy Caragana
Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Pygmy Caragana is a shrub that is related to Common Caragana and has a compact size that is suitable for yards with limited space. Its size is perfect for landscaping and decorative hedges, and requires little maintenance. This nitrogen fixer has fine-textured foliage and small yellow flowers. Much like Common Caragana, it is hardy and drought tolerant.

Popular as a low maintenance commercial landscaping shrub and for hedging. This species does have tiny spines that might poke you a bit. It has a nice appealing texture when mature.

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.

Pygmy Caragana Quick Facts

Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: gold to red
Flowers: prolific tiny yellow pea-like flowers
Berries: deep purple and sweet
Seeds: prolific seedpods are edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, YT, NT
Other Names: pygmy peashrub