- Originated in Canada, introduced to cultivation in 1973.
- When young develops straight habit with elevated sprouts which become arched and drooping with age; grows up to 5 m high and 4 m wide, its crown expands slowly as in the ‘Pembina’ variety; long-lived, lives to be 50.
- Blooms slightly later (4-8 days) than other cultivars of Amelanchier alnifolia, thanks to which its flowers are less susceptible to ground frost in late spring.
- Bears big round fruits (16 mm wide on average) which become blue black and delicately covered with a waxy bloom, gathered in clusters of 9-15; its berries are tasty with a trace of tart aftertaste, fleshy and juicy, and contain considerably big seeds; recommended for jams and jellies, good for fruit cakes, can also be enjoyed raw.
- High-yielding, its fruits ripen a bit later than in other varieties; shows a tendency to alternate bearing (usually gives a better crop every second year) like ‘Northline’. Extremely high-yielding, particularly when young.
- Not especially demanding, but grows better in sunny positions and in damp soils.
- Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.
- Frost hardiness – USDA zone 3.
- This is to inform you that acting under restrictive phitosanitary regulations on the spread of quarantine organisms (quarantine risk materials), we do not sell plants of these species to the following countries: Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
