Amelanchier × grandiflora
apple serviceberry
Notes:
Light shade and noninvasive roots facilitate underplanting. Especially effective against dark background. Suckers less than A. canadensis and A. laevis.
'Autumn Brilliance', the most popular, is more vigorous than most, selected for good orange-red fall color. 'Cole's Select' is very similar. 'Princess Diana' is slightly shorter and wider, bright red in fall. 'Robin Hill' has pale pink flowers and is a slower but more upright grower; 'Rubescens' is similar.
Sources: Sunset, White Oak, Dove/Woolridge, Dirr & Warren, UFL.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
branches strong
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deer resistant
drought tolerant
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
fine texture
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
habit:upright
habit:vase
litter:minimal
native:eastern North America
open canopy
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease sensitive
pollution sensitive
pruning not required
root restriction tolerant
roots:low damage potential
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
short-lived
showy bark
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:container
use:deck/patio
use:naturalizing
use:specimen
use:street
water:moderate to little
water:regular
wind tolerant
WON high-value plant
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