Amelanchier alnifolia 'Northline' (F)

A medium to large suckering, deciduous and upright shrub or small tree, this is a cultivar of the alder-leaved Amelanchier grown for its generous crop of fruits. Bronze-tinged young leaves that are oval or circular in shape turn mid to dark-green in summer, and then orange-red and pink-purple in autumn. Five petalled self-fertile white flowers in spring about 2-3cm across appear as the leaves unfurl and expand. The fruits when fully ripe are smallish blue-purple-black berries about 10mm in diameter and closely resemble large blueberries, and are often eaten by birds and squirrels, and can be made into jams and pies.