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black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa

United States

Dimensions: Height: 5.0 ft. to 8.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Growth Form: Shrub
Program Association: Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses: Urban Birds
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Requirements: Low
Season of Bloom: May
Flower Color: White Shades
Leaf Color: Green Shades
Aggressiveness: Readily Suckers
Design Considerations: Fall Color, Screening, Streetscape Plants, Winter Interest
Other Considerations: No City Data
Duration: Perennial
Soil Type: Poorly Drained, Variable
Pests/Disease Prone: No City Data
Hazards/Toxic: No City Data.

Tolerates wet soils.

This species is native to the Great Lakes, southern and northeastern portions of the U.S.