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SNAPPED: the Western Serviceberry

Ashley Brown
Jun 15, 2021

The Utah Serviceberry, the fruit is edible and is an important food for wildlife. Photo: Ashley Brown

Western Serviceberry shrubs are bursting with flowery blooms. This Utah serviceberry was found above 8,000′ in the Wasatch on the Mid-Mountain Trail.

The blossoms turn into small juice-filled purple berries. The berries have been used to create jellies and wine and are an important food source for various birds like orioles, woodpeckers, waxwings, and thrushes. Look for cardinals and robins nesting in the branches.

Learn more about the Amelanchier utahensis.

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By: Ashley Brown

Contact: ashley@townlift.com

Ashley is a Utah native, the Wasatch Mountains and mystical red deserts of Southern Utah are her home. Wilderness conservation is a key component to writing and recreation in her life. To fuel her stories and find inspiration she climbs rocks and mountains, snowboards and splitboards, takes journeys into the quiet wilderness, and practices integration into humanmade society through a yogic lifestyle.

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