
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Rosaceae
Growth Habit
ShrubDescription
Similar to A. arbutifolia except the leaves and stems are glabrous and the fruit is blackish-purple. Plantsreach 3' to 5' in height (to 10') and tends to sucker profusely thus forming large colonies. Fall color canbe a good wine-red, and the purplish-black, 1/3" to 1/2" diameter fruits are handsome.
Source of plant
Princeton Nurseries, Bill Dilger, Cornell Botanic Gardens