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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000145
11/12/99

Aronia melanocarpa--Black Chokeberry


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Height: 4 ft Spread: 5 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Flowers: White (Vis. 1)
Fruits: Dark purple to black

Comments: A suckering, thicket-forming shrub that adapts
to wet or dry sites. The glossy foliage turns red in the
fall and is displayed with the (Vis. 2) purplish-black
fruit. The plant can be used in naturalistic plantings in
sun or shade.

Cultivars:
'Autumn Magic' - Bright red fall foliage color.
var. elata - A compact rounded shrub with white
flowers. The black fruits (Vis. 3) persist well into
winter.
'Morton' (Iroquois Beauty TM) - A dwarf about 3 feet
tall.
'Viking' - A 4 to 6 foot shrub with glossy deep green
foliage that turns red in the fall. The plant also
produces large black fruits.

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, Spring
Meadow Nursery 1999, Lake County Nursery 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1997, Studebaker Nurseries 1999, Sheridan
Nurseries 1999, Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Midwest
Groundcovers 1999, Carlton Plants 1999.


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