Black Chokeberry
- Botanical Name
- Aronia melanocarpa
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 3 to 8 feet
- Width
- 3 to 6 feet
- Flowers
- Spring: clustered, 5 petals, white
- Fruit
- Edible, purplish-black berry-like pomes
- Fall Color
- Red, purple, orange
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist to wet, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Best fruit production in full sun
- Site near the back of the back of the border as plants tend to become leggy at the bottom
- Plants will sucker and colonize, prune out suckers if spreading is not desired
- Fruits are eaten by many bird species, usually in mid to late winter
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Iroquois Beauty - 2 to 3 feet tall by 4 to 5 feet wide
- Mandshurica - more upright habit, deep green glossy leaves
- Autumn Magic - large fruit, excellent fall color
- Low Scape Mound - compact mound, 12 to 24 inches
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