Aronia arbutifolia
red chokeberry
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
6-8(10) ft tall by to 3-5 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Fall Color, Interesting Bark
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Beautiful early spring-blooming shrub. Grow at edge of wooded areas or as a specimen.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds
Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Pollinated by bees.
Various birds eat the berries including titmice, nuthatches, warblers, chickadees, cardinals, grosbeaks, and orioles.
Native Habitats:
Wet sites. Seep slopes, wet flatwoods, edges of swamps.
