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

Future
1102 S3-3 RPM 529 0
1103 03in 500 0
1104 06in 950 0
14561 06-12in Amped 0 0
14562 12-18in Amped 0 0
15328 S3-5 RPM 0 0
15350 S3-3CG RPM 351 0
16081 18in 0 0
16657 03-06in Amped 0 0
1105 12in 0 0

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

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Hardiness Zone:

3-8
Great Companion Plants for Aronia melanocarpa
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