![]() If your plant(s) were damaged on arrival, we will send out replacements to you immediately at no extra charge to you. If, in the rare case your plants are damaged upon arrival, or you are not completely satisfied, contact us at right away and we’ll take care of it. We promise to only send you healthy, well rooted plants. After placing your order, just send us an email with your order number and the date you would like your order delivered. If I order now, can I delay shipping for sometime in the future? If you don't know what zone you are in, please check the zone map and zip code lookup tool above to find out. Please make sure that the plants are rated for the zone you live in. The hardiness zones that each plant will grow in are listed in the plant details section. If, in the rare case your plants are damaged upon arrival, just contact us within 7 days and a full refund or exchange will be issued for those plants. Orders under $99 ship for a flat rate of $14.95. Once shipped, your order should arrive in 2-5 business days.Īll orders over $99 ship free. Your order will be shipped FedEx Home Delivery. Being shipped as a containered plant greatly reduces the risk of the plant not surviving the transit to your home. If plants are damaged on arrival, just let us know and we'll send you new ones or offer a full refund.Īll of our plants are container grown and shipped with the soil and roots fully intact. We are sticklers about packaging and shipping your order in a way that guarantees healthy plants upon arrival. Orders are generally in route for 2-5 business days (depending on where you live). Orders will be shipped via FedEx Home Delivery. Leaves turn a beautiful fall color as the seasons change. Would be wonderful addition to your permaculture border as an understory tree. Autumn Brilliance can grow in a more shrub shape with sometimes multiple trunks, or keep it trimmed as a tree. Service Berry is also sometimes called Juneberry because of it’s fruiting season. 82 pp.Autumn Brilliance® Apple Serviceberry is a deciduous fruiting tree blossoming in April with white fragrant blooms and then bearing purple to red berries resembling blueberries in shape and color, often used in jams and jellies. Fish & Wildlife, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, Annapolis, MD. Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping, U.S. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses, Fifth Edition. Serviceberries are a host plant for a variety of moths, which, in their caterpillar form, provide essential food for young birds. The berries provide food for a variety of bird species including American Robins, Baltimore Orioles, Cedar Waxwings, and Gray Catbirds. The early flowers provide pollen and nectar to a variety of native bees and other beneficial insects such as syrphid flies and tachinid flies (which are good predators of pests). Wildlife: Serviceberries are highly valuable to native wildlife. Lace bugs and spider mites sometimes can be a problem also. Disease severity varies from year to year, in part due to weather conditions. They are also susceptible to fire blight, occasionally. Serviceberries are susceptible to cedar-quince rust disease, which can render the fruits inedible for people (but still useful for wildlife). They are among the earliest-flowering spring trees. This is an excellent alternative to the invasive ‘Bradford’ callery pear. In general, serviceberries have attractive early spring flowers, edible fruits (similar to blueberries), and brilliant orange-red foliage colors in autumn. All are fine choices for gardens and landscapes where a small tree or large shrub is desired. Serviceberry species can be difficult to distinguish from one another. x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’, is noted for its outstanding orange to red autumn color. Apple serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora) is a hybrid cross between A.Cultivars such as ‘Cumulus’ and ‘Snowcloud’ have good potential for street tree use. Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) is found in the Piedmont and Mountains and is less likely to sucker compared to A.Downy serviceberry ( Amelanchier arborea) is native to the Piedmont and Mountain regions and grows as a short-trunked small tree or multi-stemmed shrub with a vase-like form.It is adapted to all soil textures, including clay and sand. Its natural form is a multi-stemmed shrub that spreads by suckering (new stems arise from the root system). This is the most common in Maryland’s three ecoregions: Mountain, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. Shadblow serviceberry or shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis).Garden Uses: While there are 13 species of serviceberry documented in Maryland, the most common ones available to home gardeners are: Soil: moist, well-drained, acidic, pH 5.5-7.5 Maryland Distribution: Native habitat varies by species (see below)įlowers: showy white flowers in late March-April-May
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