Amelanchier arborea 'Robin Hill'Serviceberry
One of the Amelanchier selections with the most clearly tree-like character, it forms an oval, regular and initially upright crown, suited to avenue planting and urban spaces. In spring, the pink buds open into pale pink flowers that gradually turn white, creating a colour transition uncommon in the genus.
- Pink buds that develop into pale pink and finally white flowers
- Oval, regular crown, especially suited to training as an avenue tree
- Light fruiting, an advantage beside pavements and other paved surfaces
About this cultivar
‘Robin Hill’ was selected at the Robin Hill Arboretum, in New York, before 1970. It grows as a small, well-defined tree, with an oval, upright, semi-dense crown that gradually becomes broader with age. It reaches approximately 5 to 10 metres in height and 3 to 4 metres in spread, with a more regular and predictable form than Amelanchier of predominantly shrubby habit.Read moreShow less
‘Robin Hill’ was selected at the Robin Hill Arboretum, in New York, before 1970. It grows as a small, well-defined tree, with an oval, upright, semi-dense crown that gradually becomes broader with age. It reaches approximately 5 to 10 metres in height and 3 to 4 metres in spread, with a more regular and predictable form than Amelanchier of predominantly shrubby habit.
In early spring, large, loose, hanging clusters emerge from intensely pink buds. The flowers open pale pink and then turn white, losing their pigment more quickly at high temperatures. This gradation produces a crown in which pink buds and flowers at different stages of opening can coexist.
The leaves emerge bronze, mature to dark green and have a grey-green underside. In autumn they turn yellow, orange and red. Fruiting is generally light, while the grey bark and fine branching ensure a clean, architectural winter silhouette.
It adapts to sun or partial shade and to different soil types, preferring fertile, moist, well-drained ground. It is highly resistant to cold and wind and tolerates urban conditions and partial paving. In Portugal, deep watering during establishment and in periods of prolonged drought helps to preserve the quality of the crown and the intensity of the autumn colour.
Its tree form, controlled spread and light fruit production make ‘Robin Hill’ especially suited to street planting, entrances, car parks, courtyards and small gardens. A mature specimen from Diaplant immediately brings a well-defined trunk and an oval crown already formed, with enough branching to produce an expressive pink flowering from the moment it is planted.
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