Amelanchier stolonifera Wiegand

A shrub. It grows to 1.5-2 m high and spreads 1.2-2 m wide. It develops suckers. It loses its leaves during the year. The stems are stiff and erect. The leaves are round and medium green with fine teeth along the edge. The flowers appear before the leaves. The flowers have 5 white petals. The fruit are small round green berries. These turn dark purplish-black.

It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in dry acid rocky or sandy open habitats in Eastern North America. It can tolerate considerable drought. It suits hardiness zones 4-8.

Fruit are eaten raw or cooked. They are used for jelly.

It can be grown from seed, layering or suckers. Unless fresh seed are used, seed can take 18 months to germinate and layers can take 18 months to form roots.