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Aronia Tree

Hearty Native with Healthful Fruit

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Aronia Tree

Hearty Native with Healthful Fruit

  • Also called a chokeberry
  • Glossy leaves turn red in the fall
  • Ideal for naturalized areas
This easy-to-grow native plant is loaded with black berries that ripen in late summer and can hang on the bush throughout winter. Berries are very high in antioxidants and are great used for wine, jam, baking and more. Highly ornamental shrub features white blooms and glossy green foliage. Grows 3-6 ft. in full sun to partial shade. Zones 4-8.
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  • Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpa
  • Height: 3 - 6 feet.
  • Spacing:5 - 8 feet with 12 feet spacing between rows.
  • Depth:Plant in the spring in sunny location. Place the plant in the hole at the same level it was grown by the nursery. This is where the roots start and the tops shoots begin. Spread the roots out evenly. Gently work the soil around the roots and do not p
  • Spread:5 - 6 feet.
  • Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
  • Size: Premium
  • Blooms: Early Spring
  • Fruit: Mid to late summer purplish black 1/3 to 1/2 inch berry develop and stay on the plant into January for winter interest.
  • Zone: 3-8
  • Form: Small Fruit
  • Flower Form: Clustered white flowers borne in corymbs 2 to 2 1/2 inches across.
  • Soil Requirements: Adaptable to a wide range of soils but moist, fertile well-drained soil is best.
  • Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate.
  • Pruning: Remove root suckers to prevent colonial spread. Prune as needed in late winter.
  • Foliage: Leaves emerge a medium green in the spring and turn a deep, glossy green into the summer months. Attractive red fall color.

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