| Description | Cumulus Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) This plant can be considered a small tree or a large shrub. Has white flowers in the early spring followed by edible fruit. Grows best in the semi-shade, moist sites but tolerates average sites. Has four seasons of interest. |
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| Pronunciation | (am-e-LANG-key-er) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | best in mostly sunny to sites with some shade, will tolerate hot sunny areas |
| Moisture | average, moist, tolerates average once established |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | borne in pendulous racemes in end of April on naked stems lasting for only a few days |
| Fruit | tasty fruit (a pome similar to an apple) starts green, changes to red and than ripens to a purple color |
| Leaves | simple and opposite, they emerge as a grayish bronze color changing to green, fall color is yellows, reds and oranges |
| Stems | ornamental smooth and gray bark |
| Dimensions | 20-30 feet tall, 15-20 feet wide, upright rounded oval |
| Maintenance | Many people report this cultivar to have problems with Fire blight and Red Gall. |
| Propagation | cuttings, has been grafted, PP3092 |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduction in 1979-80 from Princeton Nurseries, Princeton New Jersey USA. |
| Author's Notes | As kids we picked the fruit from these plants and they were all growing in open areas in the woods. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #178-Morton Arboretum ( www.mortonarb.org) |
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