Amelanchier grandiflora Robin Hill

Amelanchier grandiflora Robin Hill / Amelanchier arborea Robin Hill

A small, fairly upright and deciduous Juneberry tree with some confusion over its categorisation, Amelanchier Robin Hill is a beautiful addition to your property by any name. Amelanchier x grandiflora Robin Hill is considered correct by most books, but you may also find it listed as Amelanchier arborea Robin Hill or as a type of Amelanchier lamarckii. Robin Hill begins putting on a show each year with its pink buds and young petals, which turn white as they mature. These appear in April, when the leaves are barely breaking out of their buds, completely filling the tree with a cloud of flowers. The young leaves are flushed with an earthy bronze tone that fades to a rich green as reach their full size. By August, the flowers will have ripened into edible, raspberry red berries - Amelanchier Robin Hill is fully self fertile so you only need one tree to get a crop. These are about a centimetre across and are very popular with birds, who will probably leave none for you. They taste a little like blueberries, are a good source of iron and dry well. In fact, you may decide that they are too good for the birds and put a net up! The autumn leaves are exceptionally bright, with purple flushed, gold spattered carmine red colours that blaze as they catch the light.

Amelanchier grandifolia Robin Hill has spreading, fibrous roots that are great for holding loose soil together. An ideal specimen tree for any sized garden, it is perfect for planting on a man made mound or bank. Robin Hill is also a top choice if you are looking for unusual fruit for your kitchen.

Planting and Caring for Amelanchier Robin Hill

We recommend a lime free soil that is well drained - heavy clay is fine, as long as it is on a slope, ridge or any other place where it won't get waterlogged. A sunny site is best as this will ensure a thick head of flowers but it will still grow well in partial shade. They are hardy trees that don't mind a hard frost.Amelanchier arborea Robin Hill should reach 9 or 10 metres, about 30 feet.

If you are unclear about the way standard trees are sized, take a look at our Guide to Standard Tree Sizing or you can go back to our main standard trees page.