Amelanchier 'Ballerina' #2 at Cathays Cemetery

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' 0

Amelanchier 'Ballerina'
mid April 2021

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' 1

Amelanchier 'Ballerina'
mid October 2021

Grid reference ST 18058 78345
Common name Snowy mespilus Ballerina
Common name Juneberry Ballerina
Alternative name Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Ballerina'
Origin Garden origin
Deciduous Yes
Map section Y
Planted by Malcolm Frazer c.1995
Height 8M July 2021
Girth 83cm @0.2M August 2021
Reference 753

This tree is one of a group of three A. 'Ballerina' at the south end.

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' bark

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' bark
mid April 2021

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' foliage1

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' flowers & leaves
mid April 2021

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' flower1

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' flowers & new leaves
mid April 2021

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' flower2

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' flower
mid April 2021

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' fruit1

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' fruit
late June 2021

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' fruit2

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' fruit
early July 2021

General tree description

Amelanchier 'Ballerina' is a small, upright tree with a broad crown. Its leaves are 5 to 7.5cm long, ovate and finely toothed, coppery-bronze when young, fading to green before turning brilliant shades of orange, purple and red in the autumn. Large, white, star-shaped flowers, about 2.5cm wide, appear in April. They are followed later by edible berries, red ripening to purple-black.