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Red Chokeberry Seedling

bare-root plants
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$19.00
Item: 7585-A
stock details: 1–3' bare-root plants
$85.50
Item: 7585-B
stock details: 1–3' bare-root plants
Aronia arbutifolia

6-10' × 3-6' Upright multi-stemmed native shrub with dense clusters of small white flowers with red stamens. Birds love the abundant persistent glossy bright red fruit. Fall foliage is intensely red. Probably the best alternative to the invasive Burning Bush. 

Beautiful in mass plantings and borders. Plant several in a hedge and make the birds happy. Native to eastern U.S. Zone 3/4.
ships in spring
Quick Details
Color
red
Hardy to Zone
3
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Compare with other Chokeberries
Variety Product Type Color Hardy to Zone
Red Chokeberry Seedling bare-root plants red 3
Black Chokeberry Seedling bare-root plants black 3
‘Viking’ Black Chokeberry bare-root plants 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. Susceptible to borers—check stems near the base for frass in midsummer. Native to eastern U.S. Self-fruitful.

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ship from early March through mid-to-late May, weather depending, beginning with warmer USDA zones.