Common Serviceberry

The fruit should be ripe some time in June: it's other common name is juneberry. By then, the back of the A. laevis leaves should be completely hairless, while the back of A. arborea leaves should have a very thin layer of fine, downy hair. You may need a hand lens to see it clearly; you may also be able to rub some off. The Carolina Nature Web site has some nice pics that may help, too. (They say that A. arborea fruit is delicious--we'll have to agree to disagree on that.) :) Amalanchier arborea: http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/amar.html Amalanchier laevis: http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/amla.html

From the leaves, I think you can rule out A. canadensis, which normally doesn't have the long, tapering tips, and rarely a heart-shaped base. From what I can see, if it's not A. arborea, it's A. laevis, aka smooth serviceberry. First, while some of the leaves have a heart-shaped base, it appears that many/most do not (most leaves of A. arborea have the heart-shaped base). Second, the purplish tinge to the leaves in more common in A. laevis than in A. arborea. At this time of year, the leaves of both species probably have hair on the back, that's probably not a good indicator of species (also, in my experience, the hairiness of A. arborea is highly variable). If you have a chance to see this tree when it produces fruit, A. arborea has dry fruit, while A. laevis is supposed to have sweet, juicy fruit. I can vouch for the dry fruit of A. arborea, but I don't have firsthand experience with A. laevis fruit. Hope this helps.