Latin: Aronia melanocarpa 

Other common names: black chokeberry 

Mature Height: 8 ft

 

Soil / Climate: Grows commonly in wet areas, but can tolerate dry soils.

 

Notes: Species know to hybridized. Hard to tell apart (only by color of fruit). Very ornamental due to its flowery blossoms and colerful fruit. Elliptical, fine toothed leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Turns rich red and orange in autumn. Holds its fruit into winter. Spreads readily by suckering. Edible fruit.

 

Chokeberry shrubs which are grown as bare root seedlings and transplants and sold both wholesale and retail with no minimum order.