Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry) vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry) vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Amelanchier alnifolia

Diervilla lonicera

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Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Common Saskatoon is a native shrub that's famous for its great-tasting fruit. The berries are terrific for fresh eating and cooking. The Saskatoon bush itself can be quite large and produces an abundance of fruit. Saskatoons are hardy and can tolerate partial shade and a variety of growing conditions.

The Northern Bush Honeysuckle is a small, dense, deciduous shrub. The trumpet-like yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves turn yellow then red in the fall. The flower nectar has a sweet honey taste that can be sucked out of the flower.

Because of its aggressive suckering habit, the Northern Bush Honeysuckle makes a great hedge, shrub border, or thicket in a woodland garden.

Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high


Flowers: yellow to red
Berries: purple-blue
Firmness: firm
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, YT, NT
Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: common serviceberry, wild saskatoon, wild serviceberry
Other Names: low bush honeysuckle