Scientific Name
Aronia x prunifolia

Common Name
Purple chokeberry

 
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; range of soil types: wet, dry, poor
Height: 10 to 12 feet
Width: 8 feet
Texture: --
Form: Upright stems form a rounded shrub to small tree
Flower/Fruit: 0.5" white flowers on terminal corymb; lustrous purplish black drupe; persists into winter
Foliage: Alternate, simple dark green leaves; wine-red to purplish red fall color
Comments: Native to eastern US; fruit attracts birds
Cultivars: --
   

 


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