71.‘Autumn Brilliance’ Serviceberry

Tree Details
Hardiness zone: 4 – 9
Height: 20 – 25 with a maximum of 60
Spread: variable
Habit: Multi-stemmed large shrub or small tree with a rounded crown of many small branches
Light: Sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil
Flowers: White, 2 – 4 long, borne in pendulous racemes, in March – April
Fruit: orange-shaped, berry-like pome, 1/4– 1/3 diameter, ripens in June
Landscape use: Pleasant in naturalistic planting, blends in well on the edges of woodlands, near ponds and stream banks
History: Native range is Maine to Iowa, south to northern Florida and Louisiana; introduced about 1746
Pests\Problems: leaf miner, borers, pear leaf blister mite, scale; rust, witches’ broom caused by fungus, leaf blight, fire blight, powdery mildew, fruit rot

Significant Features:

White flowers; edible fruit; persistent leaves and brilliant red fall color