By Sheilabub
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Amelanchier. Please could somebody tell me which is the bushiest variety of Amelanchier? I'm intending growing it as a shrub, and keeping it to 4 - 5ft. Thanks.
- 2 Mar, 2011
Answers
Many thanks, Seaburn.
2 Mar, 2011
'Ballerina' is huge with us - very tree-like in habit too - and in fact Hilliers' describes it as "A vigorous large shrub or small tree."
'Princess Diana' is the bushiest that I've grown, but, given it's parentage, I imagine this too will turn tree-like eventually.
'Eskimo', 'Edelweiss' and 'Helvetia' are all very much compact and bushy in habit, however.
3 Mar, 2011
That's brilliant, Ilex. I'll Google them now . . . hadn't realised there were so many different varieties (and I wonder why they're given arctic/swiss names?!).
Thank you very much!
4 Mar, 2011
Ballerina is a smallish form, but just keep it well pruned to the size you want.
2 Mar, 2011