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‘McKenzie’ Black Chokeberry

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Aronia melanocarpa

5-10' x same. Bismarck, ND, 2008. Cultivar selected for use in farm windbreaks and wildlife conservation plantings. Extremely hardy, they don’t mind Z3 winters and wind. This medium-sized shrub fruits abundantly. The name comes from the North Dakota site where the original seedlings were planted in 1976 and still thrive today. Z3/4.

(1–3' bare-root plants)

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Quick Details
Maine Grown
Yes
Color
black
Hardy to Zone
3
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Compare with other Chokeberries
Variety Product Type Maine Grown Color Hardy to Zone
Red Chokeberry Seedling bare-root plants red 3
Black Chokeberry Seedling bare-root plants Yes black 3
‘McKenzie’ Black Chokeberry bare-root plants Yes black 3
‘Brilliantissima’ Red Chokeberry bare-root plants 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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