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Black Chokeberry

PLANT INFO:

Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)

  • Woody shrub with whitish-pink flowers in June and black berries in the fall.

  • 3-6’ tall.

  • Attracts birds.

  • Grows in sandy soils.

  • Northeastern US native of marshes and sandy forests.

  • There is another variation of Black Chokeberry called Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) that has red berries in the fall instead of black.

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