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Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Black Chokeberry is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 3-6 ft × 3-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and small mammals, stands up well to drought, dry soil and wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-6 ft × 3-6 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Wet soil
- Native to
- Eastern North America
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