‘Brilliantissima’ Red Chokeberry

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Aronia arbutifolia

6-8' × 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.

(1–3' bare-root plants)
ships in spring
Quick Details
Bloom Color
white
Color
red
Hardy to Zone
3
Compare
Compare with other Chokeberries
Variety Product Type Bloom Color Color Hardy to Zone
Red Chokeberry Seedling bare-root plants red 3
Black Chokeberry Seedling bare-root plants black 3
‘McKenzie’ Black Chokeberry bare-root plants black 3
‘Brilliantissima’ Red Chokeberry bare-root plants white red 3
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.”

Chokeberries Aronia spp.

Aronia has gotten a lot of press in recent years as a superfruit: it has wonderful medicinal qualities, works well in a range of culinary applications and is an important wildlife plant in the native landscape. Both red (A. arbutifolia) and black (A. melanocarpa) chokeberries are edible when cooked, but we emphasize the red for wildlife, while the black may be a better choice for medicine and food. Black chokeberries are commercially cultivated for their high levels of antioxidants and myriad health benefits. Both species are small rounded shrubs with blueberry-sized fruit and electric-red fall foliage.

Begins to bear fruit in its third year and increases to full yield around five years. Ripens in late July or early August. If not harvested, the berries will hang on the bushes until songbirds eat them in late winter. Will form colonies, especially when planted in partial shade. Not particularly picky about where it grows: adaptable to moist or dry areas, sun or partial shade. Native to eastern U.S. Self-fruitful.

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