Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' Spring Curious reddish-purple fruits open to

Curious reddish-purple fruits open to reveal bright orange coated seeds

Brilliant red autumn colours

Its pendant yellow catkins produced in late winter to early spring are a classic harbinger of spring

Avoid compacted soil

A very large growing tree

Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' Spring Curious reddish-purple fruits open toAn upright, elegant tree with round, alder like leaves that unfold red tinted, turn dark green in summer and then marvelous red and orange in autumn. The flowers sit in upright racemes, but with shorter floral stalks than other June berries creating a cluster like flowering. A very versatile and unproblematic tree for smaller spaces. Very hardy.