Serviceberry, Spring Flurry Amelanchier laevis 'JFS-Arb' Height: 35 feet Spread: 20 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a Description: This variety has an exceptional tree form with large showy flowers in spring and excellent fall colors; a great choice for small home landscapes or as a street tree; reliable and low-maintenance Ornamental Features Serviceberry, Spring Flurry is blanketed in stunning clusters of white flowers rising above the foliage in early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The oval leaves turn an outstanding orange in the fall. It produces blue berries in late spring. Landscape Attributes Serviceberry, Spring Flurry is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics. Serviceberry, Spring Flurry is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Serviceberry, Spring Flurry will grow to be about 35 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a high canopy of foliage that sits well above the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. As it matures, the lower branches of this tree can be strategically removed to create a high enough canopy to support unobstructed human traffic underneath. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more. While it is considered to be somewhat self-pollinating, it tends to set heavier quantities of fruit with a different variety of the same species growing nearby. This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species. Special Attributes Small berries (the size of blueberries) ripen in June. Generally the birds eat them at the peak or ripeness, can be used for jams & jelly.
