Black Chokeberry

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 Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)

Deciduous Shrub

Age and Size of Seedlings Being Sold: 1-0; 12-18 inches

Native to the U.S.

COLDEST USDA Cold Hardiness Zone Where Species Typically Survives: 3

Range: Newfoundland to Minnesota south to Georgia mountains, Tennessee and Arkansas

Typical Mature Height: 6-12 feet

Light Requirement: partial shade

Soils: moist soils

Habitat: moist soils in lowlands, dunes, and bluffs

Flower Color: white

Fruit: blackish or purplish berries

Bloom Time: spring

Wildlife Value: berries are consumed by birds and mammals

Uses: planted as an ornamental shrub for its red-colored fall foliage

Photo by Ansel Oommen, Bugwood.org

More Information: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARME6