Aronia melancarpa, Black Chokeberry 12-18"
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- Item #: S2 12-18
- Attractive Fall Color:
- Attractive Flowers:
- Beneficial Insects:
- Butterflies:
- Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture:
- Drought tolerant:
- Drought Tolerant:
- Dry-Moist Soil:
- FAC- Occur in wetlands and non-wetlands:
- Flood Tolerant:
- Full - Part Sun (6+ hours of sun):
- High Wildlife Value:
- Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay:
- Native to Coastal Regions:
- Native To Mountain Regions:
- Native to Piedmont Regions:
- OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands:
- Occasionally wet soil (non tidal):
- Organic soil- high level of decayed leaves, bark:
- Perennial:
- Sandy soil, coarse texture:
- Shrub:
- Small Mammals:
- Songbirds:
- Threatened / Endangered:
- Wet soil (Tidal):
Botanic name:Photinia melancarpa (syn. aronia melancarpa) (syn. Pyrus melanocarpa)(syn. pyrus arbutifolia) (syn. aronia nigra)
Common Name: Black chokeberry
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Part Sun
Soil moisture: Dry Average Moist Wet
Soil Type: Clay Loamy Sandy Organic
Mature height / spread:3-6'
Flower: whitish pink, April-May
Fruit: Black berry, Sept-Nov
Fall Color:red
Soil Ph:5.1-6.5
Habitat:Bogs, swamps, dunes, cliffs, fields, clearings, wet or dry thickets
creek banks, rock outcroppings
Notes:can be pruned as a hedgs
Threatened /Endangered:
Iowa
