Amelanchier × grandiflora
Common name:
Apple Serviceberry
Pronunciation:
am-e-LANG-kee-er gran-di-FLO-ra
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Deciduous tree/shrub, irregular shape, graceful, spreading, 25 ft (8 m) tall and 20-30 ft (6-10 m) wide, often grown as a clump. Leaves simple, alternate, purplish when unfolding, hairy, but soon becoming smooth, ovate shape, 4.5-8 cm long, green, becoming yellow and orange in fall. Flowers small, white tinged with pink, in pendent clusters 6-8 cm long; blooms in mid- to late-spring. Fruit blue-black (some selections red), 6-15 mm across, sweet, juicy.
- Sun or part shade
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4 A natural hybrid of Amelanchier arborea × Amelanchier laevis; it has been in cultivation since 1870. Cultivars are more often planted, including:
- Autumn Brilliance® - brilliant red fruit, orange-red fall color.
- ‘Forest Prince’ - white flowers opening along the length of the stems, not just at the tip, orange-red fall color..
- ‘Princes Diana’ - slow growing, red fall color.
- ‘Robin Hill’ - compact, pink-tinged buds.
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Amelanchier — grandiflora
