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.
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.