Is Shadbush deer resistant?
Amelanchier canadensis
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 3–8LightPart shade
Mature height180–300 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range19 US states
About Shadbush
The multi-stemmed suckering serviceberry, better as a large shrub or thicket than a single-stemmed tree. Named because it flowers when the shad run upriver. More tolerant of wet ground than the other serviceberries.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 118 to 177 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Shadbush
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- 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
Where Shadbush 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
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermont
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentucky
- South Carolinanative
- Florida
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- 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 19 US states in total.
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Shadbush
- Is Shadbush deer resistant?
- Shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Shadbush grow in?
- Shadbush is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Shadbush grow in shade?
- Yes. Shadbush tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Shadbush get?
- Mature height is roughly 180–300 in. Growth rate is moderate.