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Serviceberry Autumn Brilliance Tree form 7G
Details
Common Name: Serviceberry ‘Autumn Brilliance’
Latin Name: Amelanchier x grandiflora 'autumn brilliance'
Sun, Pt. Shade
Zone: 3
Height: 8 - 9 m
Width: 5 - 7 m
Special Features: White blooms early Spring, Edible fruit, Fall colour, Attracts birds
Description:
This tree form has a single trunk and forms an upright oval crown with slightly fragrant showy white flowers in drooping clusters. Edible fruit shows green, then red, and finally purple-blue loved by birds. Bluish-green leaves in the summer change to brilliant orange-red for early Fall colour. 'Autumn Brilliance' tolerates many types of soils, growing best in moist, well-drained conditions.
Serviceberry prefers moist, well-drained, acidic soil with full or partial sun exposure. Serviceberry is tolerant of occasional flooding and drought. It is most often found in marshes, swamps, and along shorelines. This impressive tree is low maintenance, attracts wildlife, and is resistant to insects. Prune immediately after flowering, if needed, although berries will be fewer.