{"id":1011,"date":"2014-09-16T19:42:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/?page_id=1011"},"modified":"2014-11-14T18:59:34","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T18:59:34","slug":"saskatoon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/saskatoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Saskatoon <em>(Amelanchier)<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/amelanchier_species.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239\" style=\"display: block; float: left; padding-right: 2%; overflow: hidden; min-width: 40%; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: text-top;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/amelanchier_species.jpg\" alt=\"Saskatoon (Amelanchier)\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><strong>Also known as:<\/strong> serviceberry, june-berry<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/shrub.gif\" alt=\"shrub\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/wetland.gif\" alt=\"wetland\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/meadow.gif\" alt=\"meadow\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloom time: <\/strong>May &#8211; June<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 5%; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/amelanchier_1238560991.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Amelanchier before first bloom <\/a><br \/>\ncredit: Elisabeth Beaubien<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/amelanchier_1238561047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Amelanchier almost mid bloom <\/a><br \/>\ncredit: Elisabeth Beaubien<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/amelanchier_1238561086.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Amelanchier after mid bloom <\/a><br \/>\ncredit: Elisabeth Beaubien<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left:5%; overflow:hidden;\">\n<li>Saskatoon plants vary from shrub to small tree size.<\/li>\n<li>A single stem may be less than 30 cm high, whereas a clump of small trees may be over 6 metres tall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leaves &amp; Twigs:<\/strong> Leaves are oval-shaped, and slightly longer (about 2-6 cm) than they are wide. In the West, leaves are usually rounded at the tip and straight across at the base, with coarse &#8220;teeth&#8221; on the upper half. In the East, leaves are pointed with teeth all around the edges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flowers &amp; Fruits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<li>The flowers appear in clusters of five to 11 white flowers, often before the leaves are fully opened.<\/li>\n<li>Small clusters of reddish-purple to black berries develop in early summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>Especially common in the West, saskatoon plants prefer well-drained, coarse-textured soils. In the East, these shrubs often are found in wetter soils.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PlantWatch Pointers: <\/strong>Tag a typical shrub for observation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First bloom: when the first flowers are open on the observed shrub (3 places).<\/li>\n<li>Mid bloom: when 50% of the flowers are open on the observed shrub.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Distribution Map:<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/amelanchier_species_map.jpg\" alt=\"Distribution Map\" width=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This species is monitored in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alberta<\/li>\n<li>British Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>Northwest Territories<\/li>\n<li>Quebec<\/li>\n<li>Saskatchewan<\/li>\n<li>Yukon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 2% 5%; padding: 1%; border-left: 5px solid #fdb714; background-color: #ff8200; float: left; width: 90%; color: #fff; font-style: italic;\"><p>Saskatoon berries were the most important plant food used by the Blackfoot First Nations peoples of the Prairies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saskatoon (Amelanchier) Also known as: serviceberry, june-berry Bloom time: May &#8211; 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