‘Thiessen’ - oval to round shape, to about 15 ft (5 m) tall. One of the first cultivars released, in 1952 by Beaverlodge, Alberta. ‘Smoky’ - grows to about 15 ft (5 m), branches ascending to arching, suckers freely. ‘Regent’ - compact shrub, vigorous, good foliage, sweet fruit.Introduced in 1960 by Beaverlodge Nursery in Alberta. ‘Northline’ - medium shrub, 6-10 ft (2-3 m) tall, upright oval, becoming spreading, suckers freely, outer branches arching, very hardy. It was introduced as an ornamental in 1958 in part because of its bright autumn foliage varying from yellow to orange to red to purple. ‘Altaglow’ - columnar to narrow conical, multi-stemmed shrub, my reach over 20 ft (6 m) tall, fruit is sweet and white (turns brown after picking), but not plentiful very hardy. Several botanical varieties (with variation in their description and classification) and cultivars, including: The National Champion Amelanchier alnifolia, as of 2016, has a height of 44 ft (13.4 m) and resides in Clackamas, Oregon ()įruit considered an emerging horticultural crop across the upper mid-west and Canadian prairies. Hardy to USDA Zone 2 Native range from southern Alaska to California, east to the Dakotas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Arizona, mostly along river banks and moist thickets and forests. Sun or part shade and ordinary garden soil. Fruit 1-1.5 cm, rounded, purple-black, edible, sweet. Flowers small, white, fragrant, 5-15 in erect racemes.

Leaves alternate, simple, tough, oval to rounded or nearly 4 sided, from 1/4 to 3/4 of the margin serrate, tomentose beneath when young, soon becoming glabrous, 2-5 cm long, 8-13 paired veins, 2-20 teeth on each side of the blade. Deciduous shrub/tree, usually to 20-30 ft (6-9 m) with a spreading to erect habit.

Serviceberry autumn brilliance tree