Amelanchier alnifolia 'Saskatoon Berry' - 100-125 cm 12 litre

Common name: Saskatoon berry

Description: A hardy, suckering shrub grown both ornamentally and for its heavy crops of sweet, juicy, blue-purple berries, produced after a profusion of white spring blossom. Foliage colours well in autumn.

Other benefits: heavy crop of sweet edible berries, reliable spring flowers, good autumn colour

Wildlife attraction: bees, birds

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 3m x 2.5m

Position: full sun or partial shade

Soil pH: neutral to acid

Moisture: moist but well-drained

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to below -25°C