Is Allegheny Serviceberry deer resistant?
Amelanchier laevis
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 4–8LightPart shade
Mature height180–300 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range28 US states
About Allegheny Serviceberry
White flowers before the leaves, edible June berries, and good orange autumn colour, which is three seasons from one small tree. Birds take the fruit before you get to it.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 118 to 177 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Allegheny Serviceberry
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
- Colorado Blue SprucePicea pungensZones 2–7Seldom damaged
Where Allegheny Serviceberry grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missouri
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washingtonnative
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Florida
- Alabamanative
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowanative
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 28 US states in total.
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Common questions about Allegheny Serviceberry
- Is Allegheny Serviceberry deer resistant?
- Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Allegheny Serviceberry grow in?
- Allegheny Serviceberry is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Allegheny Serviceberry grow in shade?
- Yes. Allegheny Serviceberry tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Allegheny Serviceberry get?
- Mature height is roughly 180–300 in. Growth rate is moderate.