? Saskatoon berry
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Maloideae Genus: Amelanchier Species: A. alnifolia
Binomial name
Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.

The Saskatoon Berry, also known as Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a serviceberry native to the Canadian prairie provinces, Canada's Northwest and Yukon Territories, British Columbia, and parts of Alaska and the northern United States. As a member of the large Rosaceae family, it is related to roses, apples, plums, and cherries. It is a shrub or small tree reaching 4 m tall, densely twiggy with reddish brown twigs. The leaves are oval to often nearly circular, 3-5 cm long, with small teeth on the tip end. Large numbers of white flowers, about 2-3 cm across, appear in early spring while the new leaves are still growing. The small purple berries, actually pomes, ripen in June and July. This large perennial shrub may grow up to 5 meters in height; it is often found in clusters. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1227x1296, 322 KB)photo by Meggar File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Barbeyaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Dirachmaceae Elaeagnaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Rosaceae (rose family) Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Ulmaceae (elm family) Urticaceae (nettle family) For the Philippine municipality, see Rosales, Pangasinan. ... Subfamilies Rosoideae Spiraeoideae Maloideae Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. ... Genera Amelanchier - serviceberry, juneberry Aronia - chokeberry Chaenomeles - Japanese quince Cotoneaster - cotoneaster Crataegus - hawthorn Cydonia - quince Eriobotrya - loquat Eriolobus (Malus pro parte) Heteromeles - Toyon Malus - apple, crabapple Mespilus - medlar Osteomeles Photinia Pyracantha - firethorn Pyrus - pear Rhaphiolepis - Indian hawthorn Sorbus - rowan, whitebeam, service tree Stranvaesia - (Photinia pro parte) The Maloideae, or the... Species About 25; see text The Serviceberry (Amelanchier), also known as juneberry, mespilus and shadbush, is a genus if about 25 species of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Thomas Nuttall (January 5, 1786 - September 10, 1859) was an English botanist and zoologist, who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1842. ... Species About 25; see text The Serviceberry (Amelanchier), also known as juneberry, mespilus and shadbush, is a genus if about 25 species of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae. ... Species About 100, see text A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... The coniferous Sequoia, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... Several types of berries from the market, but none of these are true berries. ... An apple is an example of a pome fruit. ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

The name Saskatoon Berry derives from the Cree word "misâskwatômin". The city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is named after this plant. The Native American winter food pemmican was flavoured by serviceberry fruits in combination with dried meats, and the stems were made into arrow shafts. Cree is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 50,000 speakers across Canada, from Alberta to Labrador. ... Saskatoon is a mid-sized city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... Pemmican is a concentrated food consisting of dried pulverized meat, dried berries, and rendered fat. ...

The edible berry is also often made into several types of foodstuffs, including pies, jams, wines, cider, and beers. In general terms, eating is the process of consuming something edible. ... A slice of strawberry-rhubarb pie à la mode A pie is a baked dish, with a baked shell usually made of pastry that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, creams, chocolate, custards, nuts, or other sweet or savoury ingredient. ... For other meanings of the word jam, see Jam (disambiguation) Jam from berries Jam is a type of fruit preserve. ... This article is about the beverage. ... A pint of Strongbow cider. ... This article is about the drink; for the village in Devon England, see Beer, Devon. ...

In 2004 Britain pulled from shop shelves all products containing the berry on the basis that "there's no history of people in Europe eating Saskatoons so health officials want to be sure they're safe", the CBC reported. The berry has been eaten since time immemorial by Canada's native peoples, and now commonly enjoyed by their compatriots many of whom are British or their descendents. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Cipher-block chaining ...

External links

• Saskatoon Berry: A Fruit Crop for the Prairies (excerpt from book)
• Government of Manitoba - Ministry of Agriculture: Saskatoon Berries
• Prairie Plant Systems Inc.: Information for growing Saskatoon Berries
• The on-line version of Growing Saskatoons - A Manual For Orchardists; the book version of this manual is out-of-print