Plant it and They Will Come

The serviceberry has quite a few desirable features: a beautiful – if not very brief – spring bloom; red berries that are a favorite source of food for many birds; and a russet colored fall foliage. It is also called Juneberry for good reason. Its berries are ripening already, and it isn’t even June yet. Cedar waxwings are checking out the berries for ripeness several times a day and we have even spotted robins and cardinals tasting them. It seems as if we hit the spot by planting a serviceberry. That’s what happens when you plant native plants instead of aliens.