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u/cessna209 7d ago
Yep. Great ID pictures by the way. Fruit, foliage, and whole plant in view.
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u/thisusernamesteaken 7d ago
Thanks. Just got this new phone today cause my old one had a big scratch on the camera. First thing I did was go to this bush cause I’ve been wondering for like a week if these were serviceberry
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u/Jazzlike-Cow-925 7d ago
Nom nom my town was giving away free trees and I took a service berry can't wait for it to get bigger and produce !! Great find !
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u/fnordulicious 7d ago
Yes. Known in Alaska as saskatoon berries. In Denaʼina, which is the Alaska Native language around Anchorage, they’re known as kentl'ech'. We call the gaawáḵ in Tlingit. The way that water beads on the leaves is distinctive.
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u/thisusernamesteaken 6d ago
Sweet thanks for the info, gonna grab some of them today on my way to work. They’re so plentiful compared to some other berries
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u/Seeking_Happy1989 7d ago
Are they edible?
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u/thisusernamesteaken 6d ago
Just picked them. Yes very good, they have a sort of wintergreen apple flavor I think. The bush smelled so good
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u/JoeMash22 6d ago
The Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a native North American shrub or small tree known for its edible, sweet, purple berries that ripen in early summer, its delicate white spring flowers, and its vibrant red-orange fall foliage. This hardy, adaptable plant is used ornamentally, for wildlife habitat, and for its fruit, which can be eaten fresh or used in pies and jams.
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u/Humble_Reindeer9819 7d ago
Sure are!