Aronia melanocarpa

Common Name(s):

Black Chokeberry

Description

Aronia melanocarpa, known as black chokeberry, this deciduous shrub from the Rosaceae family spreads freely and suckers profusely. The fruit is edible and is produced from 5-6 flowered clusters that bloom in late spring. The leaves turn red in the fall and will drop for winter. It is native to the Eastern North America. Can be used as a shrub in borders or in more open wooded gardens. This plant does well in full sun and partial shade.

Form: rounded top; tends to become leggy with age; stiff, upright habit

Cultivars / Varieties:

Autumn Magic
Black Magic
Grandiflora

Tags:

#white #pink #sun #deciduous #fall color #full sun #partial shade #drought tolerant #wine #spring #white flowers #shrub #pink flowers #red leaves #spring flowers #fall interest #wet sites #dry soil tolerant

Aronia melanocarpa - berries and fall color Jim Lawrence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Cultivars / Varieties:

Autumn Magic
Black Magic
Grandiflora

Tags:

Attributes:
Genus:

Aronia

Species:

melanocarpa

Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

drought, range of soil conditions from wet to dry

Dimensions:

Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.

Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.

Whole Plant Traits:
Plant Type:

Shrub

Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Habit/Form:

Erect

Multi-stemmed

Multi-trunked

Open

Rounded

Spreading

Texture:

Medium

Cultural Conditions:
Light:

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Fruit:
Fruit Color:

Black

Purple/Lavender

Fruit Description:

shiny blackish-purple fruit

Flowers:
Flower Color:

Pink

White

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Flower Size:

< 1 inch

Flower Description:

This plant has 0.3-in., off-white to pink flowers in spring.

Leaves:
Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Leaf Color:

Gold/Yellow

Green

Leaf Feel:

Glossy

Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

Red/Burgundy

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Hairs Present:

No

Leaf Length:

1-3 inches

Leaf Description:

This plant has alternate, simple 1- to 3-in., glossy, dark green leaves that have a wine-red fall color. Color varies among seedlings.