Aronia melanocarpa

Black Chokeberry

Native Black Chokeberry is an adaptable small, multi-branched shrub often grown as an ornamental for its showy flowers and fruit. Foliage turns wine red in fall. Provides food and cover for wildlife.

White flower clusters in spring
Large fruits attract songbirds
Deep red fall foliage

Item

Description

On Hand
1102 # 3 RPM 592
1105 12in 0
14561 06-12in MG 150
14562 12-18in MG 50

Black Chokeberry Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Produced using Forrest Keeling's patented RPM Root Production Method ® technology for exceptional growth and survivability.

Height:

3-9 Feet

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Spread:

4-8 Feet

Hardiness Zone:

3-8

Great Companion Plants for Aronia melanocarpa
Shadblow Serviceberry Shadblow Serviceberry
American Plum American Plum
Characteristics & Attributes
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Preference
• Moist, Well-Drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Upland Birds and Game
• Butterflies
• Songbirds
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Spring
Habit
• Deciduous
Program
• Grow Native!
• MSD (Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District)
Attributes
• Naturalizing
• Wetlands and Streambank Stabilization
• Erosion Control
• Mass Planting
• Midwest Native