laen🪻does anyone have any experience growing serviceberry (amelanchier alnifolia) in crappy, calcium-heavy soil?
i've been searching and have found both that it's fine and that it's terrible ...
thank you!
edited to add #gardening
LionelBI have grown other Amelanchiers and found them unfussy.
Plants for a Future is a great reference always.
https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Amelanchier+alnifolia
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon, Saskatoon serviceberry, Serviceberry PFAF Plant Database
Amelanchier alnifolia is a deciduous Shrub growing to 4 m (13ft) by 3 m (9ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil and can tolerate drought.
I am well but a bit confused by the sudden change of weather. Yesterday I saw 50-60 butterflies but today 8° cooler and cloudy, so not much going on.