Aronia melanocarpa - 50-60 CM C2

Description
The Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) produces black fruits. They are round and have a sweet and sour flavour. Well-drained, humus-rich, nutrient-rich, undemanding soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from September. Its white flowers are a beautiful sight. With its upright, runner-forming and multi-stemmed growth, the Black chokeberry grows to around 1.5 m high and 2 m wide.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Sorbus melanocarpa.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * attractive dark red autumn colouring * wind-resistant, tolerant of soil salt

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Black chokeberry are medium green, ovate and alternate. They are about 2 - 5 cm in size. Black chokeberry turns a bright dark red in autumn.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Black chokeberry has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Black chokeberry is an upright, runner-forming and multi-stemmed small shrub that can reach a height of 1 - 1.5 metres and a width of 1 - 2 metres. It usually grows 10 - 15 cm per year.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
No special requirements.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
Fruit trees planted in spring must be watered abundantly throughout the summer. Well-rooted plants only require additional water in extremely dry conditions.

Flower
Aronia melanocarpa forms white flowers arranged in panicles from May.

Fruit
The black stone fruits have a sweet and sour flavour. The stone fruits are round. Ripening time from September.

Use
Solitary, ornamental shrub, cottage garden, bee pasture, fresh consumption, bird food plant, jam

Root
Finely branched.