tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post114502182769348081..comments2023-10-21T05:24:35.398-07:00Comments on MucknMire: Serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis?Kihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-20935362075967408752007-01-26T19:17:00.000-08:002007-01-26T19:17:00.000-08:00I have actually heard a different explanation for ...I have actually heard a different explanation for the name of serviceberry. The Native Americans could not bury those that had died in the winter so they would wait until the serviceberry were in bloom. That's how they knew the ground would be thawed and able to be dug for burial. Interesting the folktales that go along with the common names, huh?<br />JeanannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com