Amelanchier laevis 'JFS-Arb' [sold as Spring Flurry®]
Spring Flurry Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis ′JFS-Arb′ [sold as Spring Flurry®] - Tree in Bloom

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 211

Genus:

Amelanchier (Serviceberry Juneberry Shadbush Sarvis-Tree Servicetree) 16

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Upright 572

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 838

Flower Notes:

White (Short-lived, pendulous white racemes in early spring)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Yellow, red-orange, red, to russet gold foliage in fall)

Fruit Notes:

Multi-Colored (Black to reddish-purple fruits in early summer; fruits are edible by birds and people)

Ultimate Height:

35 feet

Ultimate Spread:

20 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Fairly adaptable to soil conditions, but prefers well-drained, acidic soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Alternate, simple, serrated leaves (1.25-3" long) with short acuminate tips. Base subcordate or rounded. Long narrow buds (0.5") are green tinged in red, ciliate with silky white hairs.

Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 289

Additional Information

An excellent tree for naturalizing and for very early, but short-lived, bloom, the Spring Flurry Allegheny Serviceberry has an upright form and grows larger than the species type, up to 35 feet tall. Fruits are edible and a prime source of food for birds. Subject to the troubles of Rosaceous plants in general, including fire-blight and mites, which can be controlled, usually quite easily.