Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) ah-ROE-nee-ah mel-an-oh-KAR-pah Genus:  Aronia Black chokeberry is a medium-size shrub with multiple seasons of interest. Starting with showy clusters of white flowers in early summer, followed by dark purple fruits greatly appreciated by robins, this adaptable shrub closes the growing season with beautiful, wine red fall foliage. Black chokeberry is most effective when massed in the landscape and allowed to follow its natural tendency to spread by suckering. Noteworthy Characteristics:  Showy flowers; purple fruit that attracts birds; red fall color. U.S. native. Care:  Provide full sun to partial shade and most any soil. Best fruit production occurs in full sun. Propagation:  Root softwood cuttings in early summer, or sow seed in a seedbed in fall. Problems:  Nothing serious.

Overview

Height 3 ft. to 6 ft. Spread 6 ft. to 10 ft. Growth Habit Spreads Light Full Sun to Part Shade Moisture Adaptable Maintenance Low Characteristics Attracts Song Birds, Native, Showy Fall Foliage, Showy Fruit Bloom Time Early Summer, Summer Flower Color White Uses Naturalizing, Waterside Style Woodland Garden Seasonal Interest Summer Interest Type Shrubs