Amelanchier Robin Hill Trees

Amelanchier Robin Hill is small, fairly upright and deciduous. It is a beautiful addition to any garden. It has pink buds and young flowers, which open in April when the leaves are barely breaking, completely filling the tree with a cloud of flowers. The petals turn from pink to white as they mature. The young leaves are flushed with a bronze tone that fades to a rich green by summer. By August, the flowers have ripened into edible, raspberry red berries. All Amelanchiers are 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 try to eat them all before you do unless you use nets. They taste a little like blueberries, are a good source of iron and can be dried.

This tree has spreading, fibrous roots that are great for holding loose soil together and which make it perfect for planting on a mound or bank. Robin Hill is also a top choice if you are looking for unusual fruit for your kitchen. Fully grown it can reach a height of about 9-10 metres. You may see this tree listed as Amelanchier x grandiflora Robin Hill or Amelanchier arborea Robin Hill. It was bred from Amelanchier arborea and Amelanchier laevis

How Standard Trees are Measured

All the plants in the ornamental trees section are graded as standards, which means that they are measured by their girth in centimetres 1 metre above ground level (basically, their trunk's waist measurement). They aren't measured by their height, which will vary. So, a 6/8 standard has a trunk with a circumference of 6-8 centimetres and an 8/10 standard has a trunk 8-10 centimetres around. This measurement makes no difference to the tree's final height. Standard trees are generally 2.5 - 4 metres tall (on average) when they arrive.

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Planting Your Amelanchier Robin Hill Tree and Aftercare

Amelanchier Robin Hill needs to be planted in a lime free soil that is moist but still quite well drained; heavy clay is usually fine, as long as it doesn't get very waterlogged in winter. 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.

Prepare your site before planting

It is good to prepare the site where you plant a tree several months in advance by digging over. Kill the weeds first: for tough weeds like nettles, brambles and ground elder, you will usually need a glyphosate based weed-killer to get rid of them. When you dig the soil over, remove stones and other rubbish and mix in well rotted compost or manure down to the depth of about 2 spades.

Pro Tips

Watch our video on how to plant a tree for full instructions.
Remember to water establishing trees during dry weather for at least a year after planting.

Aftercare for Amelanchier Robin Hill trees

Remember to check the stake and tie supporting your trees a few times a year. Tighten the tie if it becomes loose and loosen it as the tree grows. Make sure that the tree's trunk isn't rubbing against the stake.Amelanchier Robin Hill is an ornamental tree that will perform best when it receives a yearly mulch of well-rotted manure or compost to help keep the soil around it fertile.

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Delivery: The basic delivery charge for orders of bareroot plants is £6.50 + vat, which increases to £12.55 + vat if you add any pot-grown plants, standard trees or fruit trees to the order.
Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
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Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.

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Misc	Edible Fruit / Nuts, Wildlife Value
Soil	Acidic
Also Good	Autumn Colour

	NUMBER OF PLANTS
SIZES	1-2	3-9	10+
6/8 std Bareroot	Plenty of Stock£44.95	Plenty of Stock£42.95	Plenty of Stock£39.95
8/10 std Bareroot	Plenty of Stock£59.95	Plenty of Stock£57.95	Plenty of Stock£55.95

Amelanchier Robin Hill

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How Standard Trees are Measured

Prepare your site before planting

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Aftercare for Amelanchier Robin Hill trees