VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberry 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
In areas where downy serviceberry grows big enough, it is used for
pulpwood [21].


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
At least 40 bird species and several dozen mammal species eat the fruit
of the Amelanchier genus.  Mammals that use downy serviceberry include
squirrels, chipmunks, mice, voles, foxes, black bears, and elk [12,17].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Downy serviceberry is the preferred food of the gypsy moth (Lymantria
dispar) during its larval stages [6].  Downy serviceberry has been known
to increase in number and density after defoliation from gypsy moths
[8].

Mistblown Roundup applied in late summer or early fall kills downy
serviceberry [24].

Related categories for Species: Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberry