[Tom Burke]

Common Names for this Tree are > Downy Serviceberry, Shadblow, Juneberry, Sarvis Tree, Saskatoon Berry,
Amelanchier arborea-There is many names for this tree and many different kinds of this tree in shapes and sizes and blooms and is native to North America
I have just recently moved back to Ireland from Canada while living in Canada's Yukon Territory I had a good deal of success growing the Saskatoon Berry in particular the Thiessen, Smokey and Northline cultivars. My question is are any of these cultivars available in Ireland and if so where would I find them. Otherwise what are the restrictions re importing them from Canada
Thanks
PS Below is some more info.
Amelanchier alnifolia
General: Rose Family (Rosaceae). Native shrubs or small trees growing to 7 meters high, variable in growth form, forming thickets, mats, or clumps, the underground portions including a massive root crown, horizontal and vertical rhizomes, and an extensive root system; bark: thin, light brown and tinged with red, smooth or shallowly fissured. Leaves are deciduous (sheds and renews leaves annually), simple, alternate, ovate to nearly round, 2.5-3 cm long, with lateral, parallel veins in 8-13 pairs, the margins coarsely serrate or dentate to below middle or sometimes entire or with only a few small teeth at the top. Flowers are in short, dense, 5-15-flowered, upright racemes, the petals white, 1-2 cm long and strap-like, sepals more or less long-hairy on the inside, reflexing in age, stamens about 20, styles 5, ovary persistently tomentose at the top. Fruit are 6-11 mm long, smooth, purple-black, slightly gray-blue waxy, the pulp fleshy and sweet; seeds 4-10. The common name refers to the city in Saskatchewan, Canada, in the heart of the species’ range.

[crosseyedsheep]

Hi Tom,

Welcome home! And welcome to Irish Gardeners. I'm a relative novice myself so I don't know the answers to all yours queries, but as far as I know this plant is known as Juneberry over here, this might help with further enquiries. If you do a search for Juneberry on this site I think you'll get some hits I seem to remember CPI mentioning it in a post. Hopefull someone more knowledgeable will be along soon to provide more info.

[cooler]

Hello Tom. Well I can tell you that a form of juneberry grows well here in Ireland on neutral or acid soils (no lime). It is Amelanchier lamarckii also known as the snowy mespilus or juneberry. It has white flowers in March and April and green leaves that turn orange and red in autumn. Dark purple berries sometimes appear in summer
Here is a pic