Viking Chokeberry 18″ | Aronia mel

Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 5 feet (Spreading by suckers, not invasive)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Glossy summer foliage and gorgeous red fall foliage.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Extra-large 3/4″, persistent purplish black berries (used like currants) often lasting ’til Spring
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1″
Flower Time: Spring
Other: April
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners