Aronia melanocarpa, 2018 photo, Black Chokeberry,
"Aronia melanocarpa, 2018 photo, Black Chokeberry, , USDA Hardiness Zone 4, White flowers, red fall foliage, Michigan Bloom Month 5-, In Garden Bed 6f3.3 2f3.4 3a0 13K8 O1 for 3.1 YEARS (cold). Planted in 2015.
Upright, spreading, somewhat rounded but leggy, suckering, deciduous shrub. Melano means black and carpa means fruit. Tart and bitter taste of the fruits which are so astringent as to cause choking. Not as tall as Red Chokeberry. Good for wildlife. Tolerance for boggy soils. Planted in 2015. 8 alive in K8, 2017.
Aronia melanocarpa, 2018 photo, Black Chokeberry,
"Aronia melanocarpa, 2018 photo, Black Chokeberry, , USDA Hardiness Zone 4, White flowers, red fall foliage, Michigan Bloom Month 5-, In Garden Bed 6f3.3 2f3.4 3a0 13K8 O1 for 3.1 YEARS (cold). Planted in 2015.
Upright, spreading, somewhat rounded but leggy, suckering, deciduous shrub. Melano means black and carpa means fruit. Tart and bitter taste of the fruits which are so astringent as to cause choking. Not as tall as Red Chokeberry. Good for wildlife. Tolerance for boggy soils. Planted in 2015. 8 alive in K8, 2017.