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THIESSEN saskatoon berry

Regular price $13.50

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🌳 General description

  • Botanical name: Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Thiessen’
  • Common name: Thiessen's serviceberry, Saskatoon ‘Thiessen’
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Origin: Canadian selection, adapted to the Prairies


đŸŒ±Characteristics

  • Type
    • Fruit shrub
  • Mature size
    • 3 to 5 m tall
  • Width
    • 2 to 4 m
  • Growth
    • Moderately fast
  • Foliage
    • Deciduous, dark green, turning yellow in fall
  • Flowering
    • Spring (April-May)
  • Flowers
    • White, in clusters, honey-producing
  • Fruit
    • Purple-black berries, juicy, sweet
  • Fruit maturity
    • Late June to early July (early)


🍇 Fruit – Why ‘Thiessen’ is appreciated

  • Fruit size: Very large berry (among the largest of the serviceberry cultivars)
  • Taste: Sweet, sometimes compared to blueberries with a hint of almond
  • Uses:
    • Fresh consumption
    • Pies, jams, juice, drying
    • Easy to freeze
  • Productivity: Excellent
  • Self-fertile: Yes, but multiple plants improve production


🌿Growing conditions

  • Hardiness zone
    • 2 to 7 (withstands -40°C)
  • Exposure
    • Sun to partial shade
  • Soil
    • Well-drained, neutral to slightly acidic
  • Care
    • Light pruning, watering during prolonged drought
  • Resistance
    • Good resistance to diseases and insects


✅ Advantages of the ‘Thiessen’ cultivar

  • Remarkable fruit size
  • Cold resistant
  • Stable production
  • Ornamental flowering
  • Low maintenance

⚠ Points to watch out for

  • Ripeness is not always uniform (some fruits ripen earlier than others)
  • Birds love the fruit → consider protecting the plants if necessary

🌾 In summary

The ‘Thiessen’ serviceberry is an excellent choice for lovers of northern berries. Whether planted as a fruit hedge, in a bed, or as a solitary tree, it offers both ornamental and nutritional value. Its hardiness and ease of care make it an ideal candidate for gardens in cold climates.

 

Hardiness Zones

  • 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a

Light

  • Full-sun
  • Half-shade

IMPORTANT: We do not deliver trees 7' and taller! (Nursery pickup only). For best results, orders placed from now on will be delivered in the fall (except for nursery pickup).

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