Saskatoon berries are juicy, berry-like fruits that grow on shrubs or small trees. They're also called serviceberries, prairie berries, juneberries, and shadbush, depending on where they grow.

A Novel Berry Takes Root On Michigan Farms : The Salt Some rookie farmers in northern Michigan are growing saskatoon, a shrub that looks like blueberry. They're also experimenting with it in the ...

Saskatoon. Shadblow. Serviceberry. Shadbush. Never heard of 'em? Well, you're not alone. Many people haven't, at least, perhaps, by those names. Those are some of the common names for a pretty ...

For the curious, all serviceberries (and roses, for that matter) have berries, but the best-tasting serviceberry is considered the Saskatoon in North-Western America and Canada.

Hawthorns can be grown as small trees or shrubs in USDA hardiness zones 3 to 8. It's not hard to grow and care for a hawthorn tree because these plants are tolerant of a wide range of conditions ...

Also known as Juneberry, shadbush, sarvisberry and Saskatoon-berry, it is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is native to western North America. Its showy white flowers light up the hillsides ...

A few kilometres down a gravel road that cuts through the golden sprawl of endless wheat fields, 10 acres of Saskatoon berry trees unfurl in an unexpected burst of green.

Gaawák, aka saskatoon berries, are delicious and a fascinating berry. I hope you learn to love them, too. ... Some saskatoons grow like trees and can reach more than 20 feet in height.

It's been about two years since I first wrote about the saskatoon berry in this column. My interest in this fruiting plant took me on a trip to Alberta a year ago April to spend a week with a ...

2 cups saskatoon berries 1 cup water ¼ cup sugar, or to taste 2 tablespoons lemon juice Lemon zest, to taste. Bring the berries and water to boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer for several ...

A close relative, the Saskatoon berry, is commercially harvested, and George Washington planted some specimens at Mount Vernon. They're great in pies; Juneberry jelly or pie filling tastes of cherry.

The saskatoon berry gets its name from the Cree word misaskatomina meaning “fruit from the tree with many branches.” For many generations, the saskatoon berry has been a hardy prairie food source.