Utah serviceberry – Amelanchier utahensis

Pronunciation: am-e-lang-kee-er you-tah-en-sis

Leaf: Alternate, simple, ovate, obovate, or nearly round, 1 inch long, relatively thick, serrate, shiny dark green and somewhat pubescent above, pale pubescent below.

Flower: Showy white or pink flowers with 5 petals that are 1/2 inch long, borne on short racemes, appear in early to mid-spring.

Fruit: Ripening in late summer and early fall, 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter, rounded, red ripening to dark purple or black, in tight clusters, edible.

Twig: Slender, flexible, red-brown in color, hairy when young, later hairless; buds about 1/2 inch long with red, imbricate scales that are hairy along the margin.

Bark: Smooth when young, ashy-gray with brown stripes; later becoming rough with long splits and furrows.

Form: A shrub or small tree with a rounded crown, usually with multiple stems, to 25 feet but more commonly to 15 feet with an equal spread.

Amelanchier utahensis - Utah serviceberry French Provencal name for Amelanchier ovalis - amelanquier / from Utah