Aronia melanocarpa
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
Rosaceae

 
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Plant type: deciduous shrub

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: medium soil salinity, heavy frost
1.8m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Flowers: white or pink

Flowering Time: late spring

Leaves: mid green; orange-red in autumn

Ornamental Fruit: black berry

Edibility: edible fruit
 
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Aronia melanocarpa
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
Rosaceae

 

  Plant type: deciduous shrub

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: medium soil salinity, heavy frost
1.8m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: white or pink

Flowering Time: late spring

Leaves: mid green; orange-red in autumn

Ornamental Fruit: black berry

Edibility: edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits oriental & cottage designs

Uses: informal screen, border, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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