Aronia melanocarpa, 2018 photo
"Aronia melanocarpa, 2018 photo, Common Name: Black Chokeberry, Size: 3-6ft., White flowers, red fall foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month 5-, In Garden Bed N3.07 K8 O for 3.5 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
"Aronia melanocarpa, 2018 photo, Common Name: Black Chokeberry, Size: 3-6ft., White flowers, red fall foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month 5-, In Garden Bed N3.07 K8 O for 3.5 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.