Amelanchier alnifolia 'Honeywood'

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.

Origin: near Parkside, Saskatchewan (53°N) by A.J. Porter. Seedling selection from wild plant discovered by A.J. Porter ca. 1955 near his Honeywood Nursery, introd. by him in 1973. Flowers 4-8 days later than other cultivars, and ripens somewhat later also. Fruit up to 16 mm diam., basically flattened to spherical, blue­black with little bloom; typically 9-15 per cluster, cluster fairly tight, fairly even ripening; excellent full and tangy flavor; pH 3.7-3.9; seeds large. Shrub to 5 m high; ini­tially upright to arching-spreading, 4 m spread at maturity; sparse suckering near crown, crown expands slowly like Pembina. May have some resistance to leaf spot and powdery mildew. Very productive and precociously fruitful. Currently being evaluated in a comprehensive cultivar trial. Tree: Fruit: