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

Thimbleberry vs Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance

Rubus parviflorus

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Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Thimbleberry

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 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.

Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Thimbleberry Quick Facts

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


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


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