black chokeberry

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A small, deciduous, bushy, spreading shrub with glossy, dark green, finely-toothed leaves that turn red in autumn. Small clusters of five to six white flowers in late spring and early summer are followed by shiny black fruits

Scientific classification

Species: black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Genus: Aronia
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs · Fruit Edible
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy · Suckering
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of black chokeberry

Distribution map

Eastern Northern America

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of black chokeberry

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black chokeberry care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

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.