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

Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) vs Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance

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Spicebush
Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

The Spicebush is an unique ornamental shrub that blooms with vibrant yellow flowers and bright green foliage. The foliage goes from green to yellow in the autumn, adding fall interest to your garden.The plant is dioecious, meaning that you will need male and female plants in order to harvest it’s red berries. Berries are only produced on female plants. The berries themselves aren’t that sweet, and are mostly enjoyed by birds and other wildlife.

The Spicebush, also commonly known as Common Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Wild Allspice, and Benjamin Bush, is named after its distinctive spicy-sweet fragrance that comes from the flowers.

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.

Spicebush Quick Facts

Autumn Brilliance Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Foliage: fragrant
Fall colour: gold to red
Flowers: greenish yellow
Berries: red
Berries: deep purple and sweet
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, YT, NT
Other Names: benjamin bush, common spicebush, northern spicebush, wild allspice