Black, Chokeberry Seed
Black Chokeberry Seed
- Glossy black berries packed with antioxidants for juice, jam and baking
- Clusters of white spring flowers bring in bees and butterflies
- Leaves turn brilliant shades of red and orange in fall for a bold finale
- Grow easy seeds into compact native shrubs for rain gardens, hedges or pots
Key Attributes
About Black, Chokeberry Seed
Every season brings something new from Black Chokeberry, a hardworking native shrub. Aronia melanocarpa opens clusters of white spring flowers, then sets glossy black berries packed with antioxidants that are great in juice, jams and baking. In fall, the leaves turn brilliant shades of red and orange. This multi-stemmed shrub adapts to both wet and sandy soils, making it ideal for rain gardens, hedges and naturalized plantings.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Generally disease-resistant. Leaf spot or rust may appear occasionally in humid weather.
Few pests bother it. Birds may take some fruit, though they often wait until winter.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Native regions: Midwest, Great Lakes, Appalachia, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, New England
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Black Chokeberry's spring flowers attract native bees and other pollinators. Its fruit persists into winter, offering food for birds and small mammals when other sources are gone, and its thickets provide shelter and nesting cover.
Black Chokeberry Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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