Flowers:
White (Borne on racemes; Beautiful upright clusters of 5-petaled white flowers that appear in early spring)
Foliage:
Green (Medium to dark green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Attractive fall color that can range from yellow and gold to orange and red)
Fruit:
Black (Small, round red fruits that ultimately mature to black in early to mid-summer)
Soil:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils, but is quite adaptable
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, simple, elliptic, rounded, finely serrated, and 1.5-2.5" long by 0.5-1.25" wide. The young leaves are densely pubescent, becoming glabrous at maturity. Compared to A. arborea and A. laevis, the flower petals of A. canadensis are slightly shorter and much more strongly obovate. Bark is gray and smooth.