Round-leaved serviceberry

Appearance: an upright shrub of medium size, 1–3 m in height, 2–3 m in width, moderate growth rate.

Flowers: white fragrant inflorescences, in May, before leaf-out.

Fruits: pea-sized, at first red, ripe black with a bluish bloom, edible, sweetish or almost tasteless.

Leaves: thick, obovate, elliptical, with an oval apex, glabrous above, margins with simple, sharp, forward-pointing teeth, at first with a felt-like covering, later smooth.

Root system: shallow, wide, easily adapts.

Requirements: sun/partial shade, wind-resistant, suitable for urban conditions, tolerates high temperatures well, frost-hardy.

Soils: from dry to moist, from acidic to strongly alkaline, on all water-permeable mineral substrates.

Note: valuable plants – pioneers for extreme sites.

Zone: 5a