Impact of Water and Nutrient Supplementation on Yield of Prairie Plantings of Juneberry Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt., Cultivar and Windbreak Plantings

Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt. (Juneberry, Saskatoon berry or Serviceberry) fruit historically played an important role as fresh dried food and a medicinal staple in the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Tribal Nations. Natural Juneberry stands were lost during creation of Sakakawea Reservoir on Fort Berthold Reservation. Reintroduction is to tribal communities. Therefore, impact water fertilizer supplementation was explored two mature cultivar (Honeywood, Martin, Smokey) plantings seedling windbreak planting. Yield examined three consecutive years with treatments: (1) natural conditions (control; no additional fertilizer); (2) irrigation flowering ripening period (irrigated); (3) fertilization plus (fertilized). varied from 5 258 g/0.03 m−3 across locations, treatments, years. There difference yield locations treatments year one. greater second than first year, but not different treatments. The fertilized treatment showed increased third contrast irrigated locations. New can be established more economically using material if watered development.