Saskatoon - Martin #1

Martin Saskatoon - Amelanchier alnifolia 'Martin'

Height:  15 feet - Spread:  10 feet - Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade - Hardiness Zone:  2a

Description: An extremely hardy selection featuring beautiful white flowers in early spring and a consistent yield of large, sweet berries in June; extremely versatile shrub for edible landscapes; does sucker with time to form highly productive thickets

Edible Qualities: Martin Saskatoon is a large shrub that is typically grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces blue round berries with powder blue overtones which are usually ready for picking in early summer. The berries have a sweet taste.

The berries are most often used in the following ways:

Martin Saskatoon is covered in stunning clusters of white flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid spring before the leaves. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The oval leaves turn an outstanding yellow in the fall. It features an abundance of magnificent blue berries with powder blue overtones in late spring.