Amelanchier laevis 'Cumulus'
Cumulus Allegheny Serviceberry

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (White flowers in nodding fleecy 4" panicles before foliage in spring that last for a few days)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Medium to dark green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Yellow, orange, and red fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Multi-Colored (Black to reddish-purple fruits in early summer; fruits are edible by birds and people)
 Ultimate Height:
15-25 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-10 feet
 Soil Notes:
Fairly adaptable to soil conditions, but prefers well-drained, acidic soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Alternate, simple leaves (1.25-3" long) lack pubescence (Amelanchier arborea has pubescence on young leaves and tomentose that partly remains), and have short acuminate tips. Base subcordate or rounded. Long narrow buds (0.5") are green tinged in red, ciliate with silky white hairs.

Additional Information

Amelanchier laevis 'Cumulus' is a single-stemmed, strongly upright small tree, excellent as a small street tree and for very early, but short-lived, blooms. This tree is sometimes grafted, so rootstock suckers can be a problem. 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.

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