Description
Size (HxW): 8’ x 6’
Growth Habit: Vase
Planting Location: Sheltered
Fruit Size: 1 cm (Large Clusters)
Zone 3a
- Treeform version of Viking Aronia
- Shiny, black berries are great for making jelly & wine
- Edible fruit is astringent, and is high in antioxidants
- Fruit ripens mid-September; persistant for several months
- Self fertile; produces more fruit with a pollinator
- Ground Hug Chokeberry is a good pollinator
- Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
- Produces fruit approximately 2-3 years after planting
- Clusters of showy white flowers bloom in late May
- Sold more often as an ornamental than for its fruit
- Glossy, dark green summer foliage turns an intense red in fall
- Great substitute for chokecherry; no pits, similar flavour & immune to black knot
- Fast Growth Rate: 10-14”/year
- Native to North America
