There are more than 20 species of the North American native tree, which is sadly underused if you ask me. Here are four favorites. Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) An early-blooming ...

Preachers then went from settlement to settlement to perform funeral services, earning the harbinger tree its common name: serviceberry ... and drier sites than the Allegheny species.

Later, its berries sustain dozens of bird species and mammals, including humans, who can make them into jams, jellies and even serviceberry wine. There are more than 20 species of the North American ...