Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Black Chokeberry, Aronia Melanocarpa


Full Sun
All soil types
Fruit in Fall
Edible
1m tall
Wikipedia:
The chokeberries (Aronia) are two[2] species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae,
tends to be smaller, rarely exceeding 1m tall, rarely 3 m, and spreads readily by root sprouts. The leaves are smaller, not more than 6-cm wide, with terminal glands on leaf teeth and a glabrous underside. The flowers are white, 1.5cm wide, with glabrous sepals. The fruit is black, 6–9mm wide, not persisting into winter

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