Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier Laevis)

$15.50

Core Characteristics

  • Size & Habit: Typically grows 15 to 25 feet tall, but can reach up to 40 feet in ideal wild conditions. It often grows with multiple trunks, forming a rounded or vase-shaped canopy.

  • Four-Season Interest:

    • Spring: Showy, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers appear in April before the leaves fully emerge.

    • Summer: Small, round, sweet berries (pomes) ripen to a dark purplish-black in June.

    • Fall: Foliage turns a brilliant range of yellow, orange, and red.

    • Winter: Distinctive smooth, slate-gray bark with white longitudinal stripes provides winter texture.

  • Identification: It is distinguished from the similar Downy Serviceberry (A. arborea) by its hairless (smooth) foliage and reddish-bronze tinged new growth. 

Core Characteristics

  • Size & Habit: Typically grows 15 to 25 feet tall, but can reach up to 40 feet in ideal wild conditions. It often grows with multiple trunks, forming a rounded or vase-shaped canopy.

  • Four-Season Interest:

    • Spring: Showy, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers appear in April before the leaves fully emerge.

    • Summer: Small, round, sweet berries (pomes) ripen to a dark purplish-black in June.

    • Fall: Foliage turns a brilliant range of yellow, orange, and red.

    • Winter: Distinctive smooth, slate-gray bark with white longitudinal stripes provides winter texture.

  • Identification: It is distinguished from the similar Downy Serviceberry (A. arborea) by its hairless (smooth) foliage and reddish-bronze tinged new growth.