Aronia Melanocarpa "Glossy Black Chokeberry"
Beautiful highly adaptable, low maintenance shrub that will grow in a variety of conditions, though it will really thrive in full sun (6+ hours) and medium-wet well-drained soil. This plant has high wildlife value, acting as a host plant for approximately 30 species of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) and offering nutritious fruits for birds and mammals. Leaves turn a beautiful crimson red in fall.
Berries are edible to humans and are one of the highest sources of anthocyanins (anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antioxidative).
Product is 1’ shrub in 10” deep pot.
Some photos from https://www.forestryimages.org/
Beautiful highly adaptable, low maintenance shrub that will grow in a variety of conditions, though it will really thrive in full sun (6+ hours) and medium-wet well-drained soil. This plant has high wildlife value, acting as a host plant for approximately 30 species of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) and offering nutritious fruits for birds and mammals. Leaves turn a beautiful crimson red in fall.
Berries are edible to humans and are one of the highest sources of anthocyanins (anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antioxidative).
Product is 1’ shrub in 10” deep pot.
Some photos from https://www.forestryimages.org/
Beautiful highly adaptable, low maintenance shrub that will grow in a variety of conditions, though it will really thrive in full sun (6+ hours) and medium-wet well-drained soil. This plant has high wildlife value, acting as a host plant for approximately 30 species of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) and offering nutritious fruits for birds and mammals. Leaves turn a beautiful crimson red in fall.
Berries are edible to humans and are one of the highest sources of anthocyanins (anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antioxidative).
Product is 1’ shrub in 10” deep pot.
Some photos from https://www.forestryimages.org/
shrub
Full sun
Partial sun
4-6’
Bloom time: May
Bloom color: white
Root type: fibrous
Wildlife value: Host plant
Wildlife value: birds
Wildlife value: pollinators
Wetness: medium-dry to wet
