I ordered Northline and Regent serviceberry bushes and was wondering if they would cross pollinate if they were about 30ft away but had a couple honeyberry bushes, a plum tree and a peach tree between them. I see some sites say within 50-75ft is fine but is that the case if, for example (not my situation), they were on opposite sides of a 50ft wide 3-story house.
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i planted a little northline last spring and it produced 7 berries with no other serviceberry within 75 yrds. i have a wild one growing downwind from it on the other side of the garage. i believe they are self fertile but being near another they grow more and bigger fruit. i have a JB30 that i thought had died but resprouted last summer. still very small though. the northline was there to replace it.
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I planted two autumn brilliance seedlings last year and currently have two regent and one Allegheny serviceberry on order. It will take some time for me to be able to tell, but I am curious. I’m also adding two northern wild raisins and a Nannyberry to see if they will cross polinate with each other or my other random viburnums.
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I thought all of the Saskatoon/ service berries were self-fertile. I have just the one and it sets fine on its own. I’ve seen other singles that have had no problems with fruit set too.
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Yup me too, produces very well.
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And… apomixis is evidently very common in Amelanchier species… seedlings may essentially be ‘clones’ of the ‘mother’ .
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My thought was to have two varieties to compare and also improve pollination, if possible, since they will both be somewhere in my back yard. It would be a shame to have them both and neglect the potential for increased yield.
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My main yield reducer is the bloody cedar waxwings, not fruit set!
Towards your initial question, I think you have a good shot at crossing, even with a bit of distance. They are a very early flower so any pollinators that are out would very likely hit them both. Not much else will be available to distract them.