#DOWNY SERVICEBERRY FULL#

Remove diseased, damaged congested, or crossing shoots. It should be planted when young and left undisturbed. Keep an eye out for treehoppers, caterpillars, scale, leafhoppers, canker, verticillium wilt, and leaf spots.Perfect choice as a specimen plant or for shrub borders.Needs a winter chill before the flowers set properly.

#DOWNY SERVICEBERRY FULL#

The best flower production is obtained in full sun, but part shade is best in hot summer climates. It does not usually grow on flooded sites because it cannot endure inundation or survive in poorly aerated soils. Eastern Redbud is found on a variety of sites ranging from xeric to mesic but grows better on moist, well-drained sites in full sun or light shade.Plant in a shrub border for a spring and fall color display. As the leaves drop, they reveal the unique and irregular branching patterns and pleasing silhouette of this Redbud. Emerging bright green-tinged red, the rounded, heart-shaped leaves mature to dark blue-green in summer, before turning pale yellow to greenish-yellow in the fall. The luminous blossoms give way to bean-like, brown seedpods which adorn the branches in summer and may persist into winter. Butterflies and hummingbirds utilize Eastern Redbud for nectar. Masses of pea-like pure white flowers held in clusters cover the bare branches in the spring, before the foliage emerges, creating a most dramatic display. In the wild, it can grow significantly larger than in the landscape. alba (White Eastern Redbud) is a deciduous, often multi-trunked tree with a graceful flat-topped vase-shape habit. Serviceberry is a multitrunked shrub or small tree with a rounded crown and grows 15 feet tall. Noted for its showy spring flowers, Cercis canadensis f.

Downy serviceberry