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Bracted Honeysuckle vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Lonicera involucrata

Amelanchier alnifolia Honeywood

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Bracted Honeysuckle
Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Bracted Honeysuckle is a shade loving shrub that is distinguishable from other honeysuckles by its square stem and pointed leaves. Native to most of North America, this honeysuckle is found along swamps, rivers, riparian zones and moist wooded areas.

If you have a erosion control project in mind, consider Bracted Honeysuckle.

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.

Bracted Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: shiny, purple-black berries produced in pairs
Berries: produces large edible berries
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low




Other Names: bearberry honeysuckle, black twinberry, twinberry
Other Names: honeywood juneberry, honeywood service berry