Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
6a
USDA zone
-23°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
8m | Max | 8m |
4m | Min | 4m |
20 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Smooth Serviceberry 'Snowflakes' Overview
This upright shrub/tree can grow up to 8m high. It has oblong, hairless leaves which are coppery pink when they emerge turnng mid-green in summer, then yellow flushed with red in autumn. In spring it produces hanging, nodding clusters of large, fragrant, starry-white flowers which can be followed by edible, sweet, blue-black fruits, up to 1.5cm long in summer.
Common problems with Smooth Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'
Generally pest free but can suffer from fire blight.
How to harvest Smooth Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'
Generally not harvested.
How to propagate Smooth Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'
Cuttings
Take semi hardwood cuttings.
Division
Propagate in autumn by seed, in late autumn to early spring by layering or in the case of suckering species, by division.
Layering
Seed
Suckers
Special features of Smooth Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'
Attractive flowers
Autumn colour
Other uses of Smooth Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'
This low maintenance plant can be used as hedging but it also suits city gardens.