apple serviceberry

Amelanchier grandiflora 'Princess Diana'

Apple serviceberry (Amelanchier grandiflora 'Princess Diana') is a deciduous shrub prized for it's fragrant white flowers and delicious, round fruit. It's an easy-to-grow, ornamental shrub excellent for perennial borders, hedges and wildlife gardens. Its flowers spring from buds that open in early summer against a backdrop of dark green leaves that turn brilliant red in autumn. The flowers are followed by round serviceberries, red when immature and ripening to deeper purplish- blue in mid-summer. These sweet, delicious berries make excellent jellies, jams and pies. 'Princess Diana' has a dense, attractive growth habit and an increased disease resistance. It's an amazing plant that adds visual appeal, sweetness and sustenance to any garden.