Originally from Slovenia, Dr. Anže Švara (PhD) had never even heard of Saskatoon before seeing a job opening at the ...

I have fallen in love with an amazing berry and I think you should, too. This berry has many names. In the Tlingit language it is called gaawák. In Latin it is called Amelanchier. In English it is ...

Is it possible for a new "berry of the prairie" to take the place of Maine's beloved blueberry? Rodney Voisine suggests the answer is yes, and that a potential candidate is the little-known Saskatoon ...

“That Saskatoon moon is calling to me…” Connie Kaldor’s tune seems like an apt theme song for this year. And why is that? I can say with confidence that this is the best crop of wild Saskatoon berries ...

One of the earliest flowering shrubs of the Montana spring is western serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia. The snowy-white flowers are abundant and fragrant, filling the air with promises of good ...

Fluctuating wheat prices had a hand in pushing the latest superfruit offering toward the market. Sandra Purdy and her husband were looking at how to diversify on their Saskatchewan wheat farm and the ...

Resembling blueberries, saskatoons are native berries of the northern plains. Cultivated blueberries are descended from native species, but in the northern plains the “blueberry” of choice is the ...

Wait—you say you’ve never heard of saskatoons? Let’s try another name. How about serviceberry? Or Juneberry? Shadbush, anyone? The genus of these berries is Amelanchier, and there are many species ...

Hardy, easy to cultivate, resistant to disease, and quick to yield, berry bushes are perfect for just about any garden environment. Whether you have a large lot in which to plant fruit-bearing hedges, ...