This hybrid apple serviceberry cultivar is a deciduous, early-flowering large shrub or small tree which typically grows 15-25' tall. Features 5-petaled, showy, slightly fragrant, white flowers in drooping clusters (racemes) which appear before the leaves emerge in early spring. Finely toothed, obovate, bluish green leaves (2-5' long) change to brilliant orange-red in autumn (hence the cultivar name). Flowers give way to small, round green berries which turn red and finally mature to a dark purplish black in early summer. Edible berries are sweet, resembling blueberries in size and color, and are often used in jams, jellies and pies. Amelanchiers are also often commonly called Juneberries. Amelanchier x grandiflora is a cross between A arborea and A. laevis.It will reach 20 to 25 feet at maturit. white Flowers, edible fruits, clean summer foliage, persistent leaves and brilliant red fall color are notable attributes. Light gray bark, attractive in winter, grows faster and will produe a 6 to 8 foot high heavily branched plant from an 18 to 24 inch liner in 3 years. Hardy to -35F. In Georgia trials, this along with 'Ballerina' and 'Princess Diana', have proven the best of the parade. Fall color on all Amelanchiers is variable from year to year. Also the above mentioned cultivars are more leaf spot (Entomosporium) resistant.