Also known as Juneberry, sarviceberry and saskatoon. This shrub to small tree is native and common throughout much of the western U.S. and Canada. The fruits dry to form sweet but seedy `raisins` on the tree and were one of the main ingredients of pemmican (a food used by North American Indians and consisting of dried meat mixed with melted fat and dried fruit). The fruits are sought after by raccoons and coyotes and groups of seedlings can often be found emerging from scats. Listed as `weedy` by some sources but should be considered beneficial in most situations.
