Smoky Saskatoon (Serviceberry) vs Common Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Smoky Saskatoon (Serviceberry) vs Common Blueberry

Amelanchier alnifolia Smoky

Vaccinium myrtilloides

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Smoky Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Common Blueberry

Smoky Saskatoon is a large deciduous shrub that suckers and produces edible fruit. Smoky Saskatoons are one of the most productive and widely used Saskatoons and have large sweet berries with good yields.

One of the oldest and first good yielding cultivars, a majority of the commercial saskatoon orchards were based on this cultivar until Northline and other cultivars were introduced.

Smoky has slightly smaller fruit than Northline and a milder taste but is not acidic like Pembina, Thiessen or Honeywood.

Common Blueberry is an August maturing berry that is wonderfully flavorful and contain more antioxidants by volume than the highbush varieties.
They'll give your baked goods a wonderful pop of flavor.

It isn't as large, pretty, or high yielding as the other varieties we carry. But Common Blueberry is one of the only blueberries that will survive in plant hardiness zones 1A to 2B.

Note: Blueberries require very specific soil conditions. They need well-drained soil with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0.

Smoky Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Common Blueberry Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $12.99
Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 4 m (14 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: orange to red
Fall colour: yellow, orange, and red
Berries: produces large edible berries great for eating raw
Berries: blue
Firmness: medium
Flavor: tart
Harvest: late summer
Flowers: white
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Other Names: alder-leaf shadbush, dwarf shadbush, pacific serviceberry, pigeon berry, smokey saskatoon, smokey serviceberry, western juneberry, western serviceberry
Other Names: canadian blueberry, sourtop blueberry, velvetleaf blueberry, velvetleaf huckleberry