Saskatoon berries: Identification and uses

by Lime Green Sphere

There are about 20 species of Saskatoon berries native to North America. Cultivated varieties are typically hybrids between two or more of the wild species. In the past, Native peoples of North America used Saskatoon berry...read more

by G. Thomas Hart

Saskatoon (sask tn) is a colonial woodland shrub which normally grows up to 3-4m in height under the canopy of trees, and often around the base of a hillside or near watercourses. It bears a rounded juicy fruit almost 1cm ...read more

by Franstan

The Saskatoon berry is very similar to the blueberry, but smaller in size. It grows on small shrubs that rarely reach more than 8 m in height. The berries ripen in early summer and usually appear in clumps of between 3 and...read more