Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
Rosaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Bioswale Garden, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Forestfarm Nursery, Princeton Nurseries, Spring Meadow Nursery, Klyn Nurseries, Weston Nurseries
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.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
fall color, fruiting characteristics