SKU: SA00400

Aronia melanocarpa - Black Chokeberry is a multi-stemmed shrub with year-round interest. It has spring flowers, nice summer foliage, brilliant autumn color, and berries that persist into winter. It can also be pruned into a hedge and is therefore a good native substitute for invasive Privet hedge. The fruit are of little importance to wildlife though they are occasionally eaten by game birds, song birds, and bear, particularly if little food is available.

Height: 3-6'
Spread: 3-4'
Soil type: Clay, loamy, sandy, organic and moist, rich soils
Soil pH: acidic - 5.1-6.5
Light: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to Average to Moist, high water use
Flowers: White in May
Fruit: Black berries in September to December
Fall color: Intense Red with orange to purple mixed in
Wildlife value: Occasionally eaten by game and song birds
Notes of Interest: Very flood tolerant

Distribution:
AL , AR , CT , DE , GA , IL , IN , IA , KY , ME , MD , MA , MI , MN , MS , MO , NH , NJ , NY , NC , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VT , VA , WV , WI , DC
Native Distribution: Nf. to MN s. to GA mts. TN & AR
Native Habitat: Lowlands; bogs; dunes; bluffs, cliffs, fields, clearings