Amelanchier × grandiflora

Botanical Description

Amelanchier × grandiflora is a deciduous shrub or small tree with wide-spreading, slender branches[ 1063 Title American Species of Amelanchier Publication Illinois Biological Monographs Vol. 20 No. 2 Author Jones G.N. Publisher The University of Illinois Press; Illinois Year 1946 ISBN Description An excellent monograph of the American species of the genus Amelanchier, even though it is rather dated and there have been numerous name changes as a result of new information. ]. This species does not produce suckers[ 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ]. An ornamental plant, it is grown in gardens for its floral display, the autumn colour of its leaves, and for its edible fruits, which attract birds to the garden[ 1063 Title American Species of Amelanchier Publication Illinois Biological Monographs Vol. 20 No. 2 Author Jones G.N. Publisher The University of Illinois Press; Illinois Year 1946 ISBN Description An excellent monograph of the American species of the genus Amelanchier, even though it is rather dated and there have been numerous name changes as a result of new information. ].