Fruit Trees

Aronia melanocarpa (Dwarf Aronia)

Aronia melanocarpa

Also known as Black Chokeberry

$17.95

Size

☀SunFull sun to part shade

💧WaterModerate

🌡Zones3-8

🦌DeerResistant

🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Aronia melanocarpa (Dwarf Aronia), 'Dwarf Aronia', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.

A productive fruit tree for the home orchard. Plant where fruit will be welcomed , birds and squirrels enjoy the harvest as much as we do.

Full sun suits this plant. Plant in moist, well-drained, fertile soil. Hardy USDA Zone varies. Most fruit trees benefit from spring pruning to maintain shape and fruit production. Watch for typical orchard pests: codling moth, aphids, scale.

Plant Details

Botanical: Aronia melanocarpa
Common name: Black Chokeberry
Lifecycle: Perennial
Foliage type: Deciduous
Mature size: 3-6 ft tall × 3-6 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Bloom time: Late spring
Bloom color: White, Pink
Foliage color: Green
Harvest: Late summer, Fall

Care Notes

Adaptable to a wide range of well-drained to seasonally wet soils; tolerates acidic to neutral pH. Fruiting is strongest in full sun. Suckering habit will form a thicket over time; remove suckers annually to maintain a single-stemmed form. Prune in late winter, leaving winter fruit in place as long as possible.

Garden Attributes

Pacific NW native
Deer resistant
Coastal suitable
Grown organically
Pollinator value: Bees, Bumblebees, Native bees
Wildlife: Bird forage, Bird habitat, Pollinator support

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