Ojibwe elder Richard, Black Crow, Wright; Amelanchier, also known as shadbush, shadwood or shadblow, serviceberry or sarvisberry, juneberry, saskatoon, sugarplum, wild-plum or chuckley pear, is a genus of about 20 species of deciduous-leaved shrubs and small trees in the rose family; Serviceberry Pie (Photos Angie Erdrich)
This is a great time to pick serviceberries, also commonly known as juneberries. They are a great ecological landscaping choice as the larval host plant for 94 species of native caterpillars in the 55405 zip code. Feed the life cycle of pollinators and birds and feed yourself juneberry pie. Other good landscaping choices for the Hill and Lakes neighborhood can be found by typing your zip code into this plant finder website: https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder.
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