black chokeberry

black chokeberry · Pruning

black chokeberry · Aronia melanocarpa

Grow in any moist but well-drained soil (except shallow soil over chalk) in sun or partial shade

Watering: Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakingsSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeFruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

How to Prune black chokeberry?

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.