Flower Notes:
White (Beautiful upright clusters of 5-flowers that appear in early Spring)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Medium to dark green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Attractive fall color that can range from yellow to orange or even red)
Stem Notes:
Twiggy, multi-stemmed shrub or ornamental tree. Branches are smooth and gray, providing attractive winter interest.
Fruit Notes:
Black (Small, round, red fruits that turn to black)
Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well drained soils, but is quite adaptable
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, simple, elliptic, rounded, finely serrated, and 1.5-2.5" long by 0.5-1.25" wide. The young leaves are densely pubescent, becoming glabrous at maturity. Compared to A. arborea and A. laevis, the flower petals of A. canadensis are slightly shorter and much more strongly obovate. Bark is grey and smooth. Reddish purple, conical buds.