Amelanchier canadensis is an understory tree native to Maryland's forests whose common names are all about timing. Known as Shadblow, this small tree blooms when shad fish have come to spawn. More often called Serviceberry since Colonial times, these strappy blossoms open when the ground had thawed enough for colonists to bury their dead. In their day, serviceberry meant funeral service. Photo: R. Noonan.
Brian Swann is the author of several collections of poems, including Autumn Road, winner of The Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award and Snow House, winner of the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize for Pleiades Press/LSU Press. His most recent collection, In Late Light, was published by the JHU Press.
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