Amelanchier laevis Rosaceae Leaves are simple, alternate, deciduous, elliptical to obovate, toothed and glabrous. Twigs are red-brown with a very pointed, slender terminal bud fringed with hair. Bark is gray with striations and smooth when young, becoming cracked and scaly on older stems. Flowers are born in white racemes.
Fruit is a purple-black pome.
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