Apple Serviceberry

Amelanchier grandiflora autumn brilliance am el an keer ex gran dih floor ah audio this shrubby tree has leaves that emerge bronze mature green and fade to orange and red in autumn.

Apple serviceberry. The white blossoms are especially large on this hybrid. Amelanchier comes from a french name for amelanchier ovalis and grandiflora is latin for large flowers. It bears 3 inch long racemes of white flowers in spring followed by edible juicy blue black fruit. The apple serviceberry is a cross between the downy serviceberry amelanchier arborea and the allegheny serviceberry amelanchier laevis.

Grandiflora is a hybrid of a. It is known in commerce today by several showy cultivars. It exhibits characteristics intermediate between those of the parent species. It is a cultivated hybrid between the downy serviceberry a.

Apple serviceberry is a wonderful four season tree with white flowers in the spring blue green leaves that turn red in the fall blue black edible berries and smooth silver gray bark. This tree is a hybrid between two native serviceberries downy serviceberry amelanchier arborea and alleghany. This plant grows as a multi stemmed tree or shrub. Excellent for a woodland garden naturalized setting or as a specimen plant in a garden.

It does not grow as tall as some of the other types and does particularly well in shade. This cultivar is called autumn. You can prune it to assume a small tree form with one trunk or leave it as a multi stemmed shrub. Apple serviceberry is a naturally occurring hybrid between amelanchier arborea and amelanchier laevis that grows 15 to 25 feet tall.

Laevis which includes the listed cultivars above learn more about amelanchier spp. It is quite drought tolerant. Use in shrub borders or as a small tree. A shrub or small tree prized for its brilliant orange red fall color and disease resistance.

Arborea and the allegheny serviceberry a. It has the largest flowers of all serviceberries and some types have pink flowers. This is a small deciduous usually multi trunked understory tree or tall shrub which typically matures to 15 20 tall. The pinkish purple fruits resemble miniature apples.

Phonetic spelling am uh lan kee er bi gran dih flor uh description. There are a number of cultivars of apple serviceberry. Arborea downy serviceberry and a. It grows 20 to 25 feet tall and wide and bears profuse white blooms that are sometimes tinged pink.

Multiple stems are upright and highly branched forming a dense shrub or if properly pruned a small tree with a vase shaped form and. Amelanchier grandiflora is a hybrid cross between two species of north american serviceberry namely a. A natural hybrid between a. Autumn brilliance apple serviceberry amelanchier x grandiflora autumn brilliance sku 0253.

Laevis with an upright branching habit.