Serviceberries are a relative of roses with a somewhat morbid history. This pretty native tree begins to bloom around the time the ground thaws—the same time it was possible to start digging graves in ...

Local foragers know that the last stretch of spring is the serviceberry’s time to shine. The North American native plant’s harvesting season is reaching its tail end. Atlanta foragers, chefs, and ...

April in central Ohio means variable weather. Learn what to plant now and what to wait on, including the versatile ...

Amelanchiers are purplish-black berries with many names: serviceberry, June berry, saskatoon berry, shadbush, are just a few. Their bright white flowers are among the first to bloom in spring and ...

After trying two different redbud trees in our front yard -- or “dead buds”, as many local horticulture folks called them -- we opted for a native tree. Serviceberry trees, also sometimes called ...

The serviceberry resembles a blueberry and is only available for a short period in June. “You have to pay attention,” says Bonnie Tawes, writer and recipe wrangler for a new cookbook that honors the ...

Pinky-purple blossoms appearing along the branches of Missouri’s native redbuds are a fulfilled promise of spring, while native dogwood blooms fatten for an encore. A majority of Show-Me state ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - You won't find Yogi Bear and BooBoo wandering your neighborhood, but you still could find a black bear or Grizzly rummaging through your trash cans. That is why the Missoula Bears ...