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Black Chokeberry

Black Chokeberry

Black Chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa) is a small shrub. The fruit is edible even though it is astringent. It used to make jams, jellies, and juice. The juice is very high in Vitamin C and various antioxidants. Does best in full sun or partial shade. Will grow on a wide variety of soils from wet to very dry. Cold hardy and grows zone 3.

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General Tree Height/Caliper: Most of our fruit trees (apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, quince, and cherry) are grafted/budded and are 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. The other trees are seedlings, such as pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, shade, berry, and flowering trees which range from 18-36" tall.

A rootstock primarily controls a tree's size and how early it bears fruit. Learn more about our specific rootstocks.

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Black Chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa) is a deciduous shrub from the Rosaceae (Rose) family, which is native to Eastern North America. It is best known as Aronia berry. The fruit is edible even though it is very astringent. It used to make jams, jellies, syrup, tea, juice and wine. The fruit is very high in Vitamin C and various antioxidants. Leaves turn dark red in the fall and does best in full sun or partial shade. Will grow on a wide variety of soils from wet to very dry.  No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to canker, powdery mildew, leaf spot, borers, spider mites and aphids. Grows cold hardiness zones 3-9.

The popular other varieties are the following: Amber, Autumn Magic, Brilliant, Brilliantissima, Dwarf, Egerta, Garnet, Harvest 50, Hugin, Iroquois Beauty, Low Scape Mound, McKenzie, Nero, Purple, Raintree Select,  Red Aronia, Rolling River, Ruby, Upright, and Viking.

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