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Amelanchier utahensis, the Utah serviceberry, is a shrub native to western North America. This serviceberry grows in varied habitats, from scrubby open slopes to woodlands and forests. It is a spreading plant, reaching a maximum of 5 meter in height. It is deciduous, bearing rounded or spade-shaped often toothed green leaves and losing them at the end of the season. In April and May the shrub blooms in short flower clusters of white flowers, each with five widely-spaced narrow petals. The fruits are pomes. The Utah serviceberry is eagerly browsed by desert bighorns, elk, and mule deer, as well as many birds and domesticated livestock.
Shrub
10 - 16 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Winter Deciduous
White
Spring
Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Low, Moderate
Moderate
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
For propagating by seed: 1.5 mos. stratification then germination with a diurnal fluctuation of from 50°F to 80°F ( Heit 1971).
1, 2*, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19, 20, 21
Open, rocky slopes
Alpine Fell-Fields, Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 58 likely
Western Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma californica
Climbing Cutworm
Abagrotis orbis