'Autumn Brilliance' has brilliant orange-red fall color (hence the cultivar name). Broadleaf deciduous tree/shrub, vigorous, upright, dense, multiple stems but may be pruned to form a small tree, 15-25 ft (4.5-7.5 m) tall similar spread. Genus name comes from a French provincial name for Amelanchier ovalis a European plant in this genus. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It acquired the common name serviceberry because it blooms as soon as the ground starts to thaw, when people were able to dig graves and bury their. Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It is one of the first shrubs to flower in the spring, just before the dogwoods. Finely-toothed, oval-lanceolate leaves (to 3" long) emerge with bronze tints in spring, mature to dark green from late spring throughout summer before finally turning brilliant red to orange-red in fall. Serviceberry is in the Roseaceae (rose) family and native to Europe, Africa, Northern America, and Temperate Asia. Berries resemble blueberries in taste and may be used in jams, jellies and pies. It is one of the first to bloom with delicate white flowers.
Flowers bloom in April followed by edible fruits (3/8" diameter) in June (hence the sometimes used common name of Juneberry for amelanchiers). Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp), is a small forest tree that gives the promise of spring. This is a small, deciduous, usually multi-trunked understory tree or tall shrub which typically matures to 15-20’ tall. It is known in commerce today by several showy cultivars. Amelanchier × grandiflora is a hybrid cross between two species of North American serviceberry, namely, A.
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