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Amelanchier ovalis 'Edelweiss'

snowy mespilus 'Edelweiss'

An upright, stoloniferous shrub, up to 4m high, with rounded oval leaves which are white and woolly at first but soon become hairless and dark green, then turn red, orange and yellow in autumn. Numerous erect clusters of white flowers, each up to 4cm across, in spring, are followed in summer by round edible fruits which turn red then dark blue-black

Synonyms

Amelanchier rotundifolia 'Edelweiss'

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Ultimate height

2.5–4 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

2.5–4 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

North–facing or West–facing or East–facing or South–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Rosaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Suckering
Potentially harmful: The berries are edible, but this tree is usually grown as an ornamental plant rather than to provide a crop of fruit in the UK
Genus: Amelanchier are small deciduous trees or shrubs with showy white flowers in early spring, red to purple fruits and often good autumn colour
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in moist, well-drained, preferably neutral or acidic soil in sun or partial shade; will grow in sun or partial shade but autumn colour will be brightest in full sun. This species will tolerate drier conditions and less acidic soils than many others

Propagation

Propagate by layering, or by removing suckers in winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Wildlife gardens
Low Maintenance
Flower borders and beds
Hedging and screens
Banks and slopes
Edible fruit

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to fireblight and honey fungus

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