Common Serviceberry, also known as Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, or Shadblow, is a small to medium-sized tree, found most often in upland woods. It's easily confused with its smaller sibling Canadian Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) and the nearly identical but smooth-leaved Alleghany Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis). All these are quite showy when they bloom in early spring, before the leaves come out.

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Newly-emerged leaves.

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Leaf undersides are downy-hairy. An alternate common name is Downy Serviceberry.

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The fruits, which are delicious, turn from green to red to purplish as they ripen.

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The bark is shallowly furrowed with a distinctive twisted pattern.

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