Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon berry, juneberry)– a new berry crop with good perspectivesfor commercial cultivation in Georgia

Fruits are spherical, mostly navy blue or dark blue with bloom, sometimes purple, An average weight of 0.5-0.8 g, diameter: 10-15 mm (up to 18 mm), The fruits are juicy, very sweet and tasty, They contain a lot of sugar, very little organic acids, high in antioxidants and minerals and vitamins (A, B and C).With high nutritional and health benefit values.

• Popular and widely used by many North American Indian tribes,
• The fruits were a staple food; along with chokecherry, pincherry, buffaloberry
• Fresh eating, drying, processing and medicinal use (different parts of shrub: roots, bark, stems/twigs-root tea etc.)
• Wood to make umbrella handles, fish poles
• Great source of honey
• thanks to a strong root system prevents soil erosion

Berries contain:

• 78-81% moisture
• Up 19% sugar, mainly glucose and and fructose
• Small amount of protein, up to 9%
• Small amount of fat, up to 5%
• 19% fiber
• Malic and citric acid