Plants: Amelanchier canadensis 'Glennform' - shedblow servicebe

'Glennform' (RAINBOW PILLAR®) is a unique variety of shedblow serviceberry with upright, columnar growth that is suitable for small gardens and hedges. In April it produces numerous star-shaped, white, scented flowers that are followed by small, spherical berries. These are ready to be picked when their red colour changes to purple black. The taste is sweet and juicy, and can be harvested for as long as one month. They look like blueberries and are valued for high contents of iron and copper. Broadly elliptic leaves are 4-6 cm long, medium green, and turn various shades of golden yellow and scarlet red in autumn.

Shadblow serviceberry is a moderate grower which keeps its compact shape for a long time. Yet if you need to shape it or keep it smaller, prune it at the end of winter. It will grow in almost any but dry soil, however, it prefers fertile and acid, lime-free, moist but well-drained soil. It grows well in heavy clay. Fully hardy to -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Size/type: taller shrub
Usual height: 2-5m
Usual width: 1-2m
Leaves: deciduous broadleaf
Colour of leaves: green
Flowers: showy
Colour of flowers: white
Blooming time: april
Location: full sun
Usda zone (lowest): 4 (down to -34°c)
Belongs to categories: deciduous broadleaf, fruit trees