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Amelanchier x grandiflora

Apple Serviceberry

Large, white flowers tinged with pink, maturing to white, produce red berries that ultimately turn purplish-black in colour. Young leaves emerge purplish, change to green, and finally to a yellow, orange-red colour.

  • »  Drooping clusters of light pink flowers fade to white, appearing before the leaves
  • »  Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June, attracting birds and other wildlife
  • »  Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
  • »  Fall colour is yellow to orange-red
  • »  Flowers are larger than its parents, A. arborea and A. laevis
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

15gal Clump
$405.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:5-6 m
  • Spread:4-5 m
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Berries
• Deciduous
• Edible
• Fall Color
• Fruit
Flowering Time
• Spring
Habit
• Multi-stem/Clump form
• Tree form
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
• Screening (privacy)
• Specimen
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Amelanchier x grandiflora

Amelanchier x grandiflora cultivars are crosses between two native species of Amelanchier, A. arborea and A. laevis. They tolerate many types of soils, growing best in moist, well-drained conditions. Although they naturally occur as a multi-stemmed plant, they can be pruned into single-stemmed tree forms.