Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia
Rosaceae

Growth Habit

Shrub

Description

Waxy, almost lustrous dark green foliage turns brilliant scarlet in fall; flowers are more abundantthan on the type, and red fruit is glossier. Equal if not superior to Euonymus alatus in the brilliance ofits fall color. Plants form suckering colonies 6' to 8' in height.

Source of plant

Forestfarm Nursery, Princeton Nurseries, Spring Meadow Nursery, Klyn Nurseries, Weston Nurseries

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fall color, fruiting characteristics