Thimbleberry vs Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) - TreeTime.ca

Thimbleberry vs Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Rubus parviflorus

Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance

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NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Thimbleberry
Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Thimbleberry is an ornamental shrub with large, green maple-like-leaves. Flowers are attractive, fragrant, and turn into red-raspberry-like berries. The berries are good for jams, cakes, breads, muffins etc. If you remove the berry, the core resembles a thimble, giving this shrub its namesake.

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.

Thimbleberry Quick Facts

Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Foliage: Soft leaves up to 8 inches across
Fall colour: gold
Fall colour: gold to red
Flowers: white, showy
Berries: edible, red, similar to raspberries
Berries: deep purple and sweet
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, ON
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, YT, NT
Other Names: thimbleberry, western thimbleberry