Aronia arbutifolia
(red chokeberry)
(red chokeberry)
Category: Shrubs
Photo Credits: Sally and Andy Wasowski, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 4 – 10 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Fruit: abundant glossy bright red fruit persistent into winter; showy on some cultivars
Comments & Cautions:
best fruit production in full sun; remove root suckers to control spread
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
vase-shaped; may sucker to form colonies
Foliage
glossy green leaves; red fall color; medium texture
Flowers
small; white to pale pink in open clusters; May