Aronia arbutifolia6-8' × 3-4' In The Best of the Hardiest, John Sabuco calls red chokeberry “one of our finest native landscape shrubs.”
Upright multi-stemmed form. Dense clusters of small white flowers with red stamens. Birds love the abundant persistent glossy bright red fruit.
With “brilliant” fall foliage, this plant is the best alternative to the invasive burning bush. Species native to eastern U.S. Z3/4. Maine Grown. (1–3')
Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered
on or before March 7 will ship around March 31
through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in
colder areas. Orders placed after March 7 will
ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in
which they were received.
ships in spring
7514
‘Brilliantissima’ Red Chokeberry
Additional Information
Small Trees and Shrubs
As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”
Chokeberry (Aronia)
All chokeberries are self-pollinating. Plant 3-10' apart.
