The serviceberry ‘Autumn Brilliance’ (Amelanchier x grandiflora) adapts to various soils, even acidic ones, preferring fresh or moist soils that are always well-drained, in full sun, under a wooded area, or in a food forest. It tolerates brief flooding.

Remove the suckers to maintain the tree-like form. Known for its decorative virtues in all seasons, with one of the earliest spring blooms, new bronze-colored leaves in spring, early summer fruits that go through the full range of colors from pink to purple, this cultivar, a hybrid of two North American serviceberry species, shines brilliantly in the fall.

The serviceberry ‘Autumn Brilliance’ is considered the most delicious among the cultivars in our gardens, standing out with a more pronounced cherry and almond flavor. A real pleasure to eat fresh, its fruits attract birds for a beneficial share. It resists diseases with ease. Cooking it into jam, pies, or other desserts reveals an almond paste flavor. Self-pollinating.