So, what exactly is a serviceberry? More than just a flowering tree native to North America, the serviceberry is deeply rooted in Indigenous calendars and knowledge systems. Its blossoming signals ...

This vision—one that replaces the tragedy of the commons with an abundance of community—invites us to rediscover the serviceberry tree's simple wisdom: when we take, we must also give back.

Preachers then went from settlement to settlement to perform funeral services, earning the harbinger tree its common name: serviceberry. Or so the story goes. (True or not, it’s the more ...

The settlers knew this, so they watched one specific tree — Amelanchier — for cues: When its white flowers were in bloom, it meant the soil was soft enough to dig graves.

There are more than 20 species of the North American native tree, which is sadly underused if you ask me.Here are four favorites. Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) An early-blooming, 15 ...

Canadian tiger swallowtails, striped hairstreaks, and viceroys sometimes choose these trees for their larvae as well. Whether you're using your serviceberry as a specimen plant, a border or hedge ...