tree amelanchier

A medium to large deciduous upright tree with smooth greyish bark and a tendency to sucker. The leaves when young are bronze and downy on their undersides as they first emerge in spring, and are oval in shape and approximately 4-8cm long, with pointed tips and serrated margins. Mid to dark-green in colour in summer, and then yellow, orange, red in autumn. Clusters of hanging self-fertile five-petalled white flowers on stalks emerge in spring as the young leaves unfurl and expand. The red-purple fruits darken as they ripen to blue-black and are edible and enjoyed by wildlife.