Serviceberries are a relative of roses with a somewhat morbid history. This pretty native tree begins to bloom around the time the ground thaws—the same time it was possible to start digging graves in ...

Prune in spring, prune in fall, and now, prune in June? Do you ever wish that nature was better organized so that you could do all your landscape pruning at the same time? But hold on. Remember that ...

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England inf Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn’t survive the season, but ...

What fruit-bearing tree I would grow in my garden if I had space for only one? My choice has always been the Serviceberry, or Shadbloom, or Amelanchier, which is a tall shrub or small tree. This plant ...

The Pennsylvania native serviceberry has many names depending on the region. In some locations, it is known as the Shadbush, Juneberry, or even Sugarplum, to name a few.Serviceberry trees can grow to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This 2009 image provided by Bugwood.org shows two Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry trees. (Richard Webb/Bugwood.org ...