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Blossom
color: White
Bloom time: June
Fruit:
Dark blue, edible. Good for attracting birds and making jellies
and juice.
Size: 2-3' tall and 4-5' wide
Shape: Compact, mounded shrub
Uses: Mixed border, shrub border, hedge or
as an accent or specimen plant. Attracts birds.
Hardiness: Zones 3-7
Native: to North America
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This Aronia variety was selected at the Morton Arboretum
for its compact growth and smaller size, growing only to three-feet
tall. It has three-season interest that begins in the spring
with loads of white flowers followed by clusters of dark-blue
fruit that last all winter. In the fall, the glossy-green
foliage turns a wine-red color. This shrub is very adaptable
and grows in wet or dry conditions, and in full sun or shade.
It's great for mass planting and hedges. The fruit is very
attractive to birds throughout the winter and especially in
the spring during migration when there is very little else
for birds to eat. Healthy and hardy. Self pollinating.
What you'll receive:
2-year, field-grown plants with 12 to 18-inch long stems and
shipped bareroot (no soil or pot)
and dormant (no foliage). Learn more about
our plants.
Shipping: $0-$75=$12.00, $75.01-$125=$15, $125.01-$200=$20, >$200=10% of total. Shipped UPS Ground in
spring from early April through mid May.
[Catalog #FS13]
 About
Aronias: Aronia, or Chokeberry, as it is commonly
known, is native to North America. It is most often grown
for its ornamental qualities: beautiful flowers in spring,
dark-green foliage all summer, incredible fall foliage color
(brilliant red) and clusters of dark blue to black fruits.
The fruit stays on the plant all winter until it is consumed
by birds -- often in the spring by early Robins and other
fruit-eating birds. Not bothered by insects or disease, Aronia
is a very ornamental and easy plant to grow.
Does best in at least a half day of full sun in average garden
soil, but can tolerate partial sun and wet soils. Space 3-feet
apart. Has upright growth, which rarely needs pruning. If
you do prune, do the pruning in late winter to maintain desired
shape and size.
What's a "bareroot" plant?
 "Bareroot"
is a term that describes how a plant is shipped to you. A
bareroot plant is not in a pot, and is usually dormant (not
actively growing). See the photo to the right that shows what
a bareroot rose looks like. The bareroot plants that we ship
to you were harvested in the fall and placed in cold storage
over the winter to keep them dormant. In the spring, we ship
the bareroot plants to our customers, from early April through
mid May.
Bareroot plants are easy to grow. We include planting instructions
with your order. When you receive your plant, take it out
of the packing material and place it in a bucket of water
so that the roots are completely covered. Let the roots soak
for 4 to 24 hours, then plant it in your garden. Full planting
instructions with photos are available on our planting
shrubs page.
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