Are Serviceberries Poisonous

Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon serviceberry) is deciduous and grows from 3 to 18 feet tall and Amelanchier utahensis (Utah service-berry) is deciduous and grows to 15 feet. … The Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System lists Amelanchier alnifolia as toxic.

Are Serviceberries toxic?

Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon serviceberry) is deciduous and grows from 3 to 18 feet tall and Amelanchier utahensis (Utah service-berry) is deciduous and grows to 15 feet. … The Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System lists Amelanchier alnifolia as toxic.

Can you eat a serviceberry?

Food Use. During the summer the ripe serviceberry fruits can be eaten raw, cooked, or dried. The leaves can be dried and used for tea (Kindscher 1987: 28). Many Native North American tribes commonly ate the sweet and juicy ripe serviceberry fruit.