Aronia melanocarpa
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Aronia melanocarpa
Michael Dirr
Aronia melanocarpa
Aronia melanocarpa (click for large image)
Black Chokeberry
Common Names:
  • Black Chokeberry
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Origin:

  Nova Scotia to Florida west to Michigan  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Dry to wet conditions.
Dirr says: "a very adaptable species for I have seen it growing in low wet areas in the Chicago area and on dry, sandy hillsides in Wisconsin."

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 9

Growth:

  Range: Grows to 5'.
Dirr says: "Similar to A. arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry) but the fruit is blackish purple. This species grows 3 to 5' to 10' and tends to sucker profusely thus forming large colonies."

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Spring
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and red in the fall.
Dirr says: "Fall color can be a good wine red"  

Fruit:

  Color: Purple
Season(s): Fall
Dirr says: "1/3 to 1/2" diameter fruits are handsome."  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "Good shrub for wetland reclamation plantings. Also forms natural hybrids with A. arbutifolia."

Other:

  Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Drought
Is Resistant to Insects
 
Aronia melanocarpa is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCanton, MI
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYFontana, CA
Forest Falls, CAForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NCLexington, NC
Liberty, NCLinwood, NCLittle Neck, NY
Ludlow, CAMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMercedes, TX
Middle Village, NYMission, TXModesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CAMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NYOlmito, TXPenitas, TX
Pharr, TXPhelan, CAPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDPinon Hills, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
Riverdale, ILSaratoga, CASoquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NYTaylor, MI
Temperance, MITemple City, CATowson, MD
Trenton, MITres Pinos, CAUpland, CA
Virginia Beach, VAWalnut, CAWatsonville, CA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI
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