Apple Serviceberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Princess Diana'
Rosaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Houston and Grossman Ponds, Urban Tree Collection
Source of plant
Christom Farms Nursery, Schmidt & Son Co., Bailey Nurseries
Description
Small, slender tree, single or multi-stemmed reaching 18-21' in height, gracefully spreading to 13-18'. Leaves thick, red-bronze when unfloding, medium olive green in summer, turning brilliant red to deep red-orange in fall, coloring early and holding its leaves late into the fall. Flower buds globular, yellow-tinged, opening to white; fruit deep bluish-purple.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
fall color