Profile
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Deciduous Shrub
Height |
3 - 5 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
3 - 5 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Upright shrub; small white flowers; black fruit 1/3-½" in diameter persist through winter; waxy green foliage with wine red to purple fall leaf color; full sun to partial shade; adaptable to a wide range of soils and moisture. |
Limitations |
Spreads by suckers forming large colonies. |
Hardiness |
SC, SE (Zone 3) |
Origin |
Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Michigan |
Cultivars |
var. elata grows 6’-8’ tall; has larger flowers and fruit than parent. |
