Scientific Name
Aronia arbutifolia

Common Name
Red chokeberry; Chokeberry


Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; tolerates a range of soil types (wet, dry)
Height: 6 to 8'
Flower/Fruit: White flowers in spring; red berries that last into the winter
Comments: Fruit attracts birds; salmon to brilliant scarlet fall foliage; stiff, upright habit with a vase shape; spreads by suckers; tends to be leggy
Cultivars: Brilliantissima (gold fall foliage; abundant fruit); Erect (upright form)
 

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