Botanical Name: Aronia melaocarpa
Common Name: black chokeberry
Family Name: Rosaceae
Origin/Distribution: E. North America
Leaf: Dark-green, (fall)Dark-green/purple/red/Dark-red, Simple, Leathery, Glabrous, Glandular hairs, Lustrous, Elliptic/Oblanceolate/Oblong/Obovate/Acuminate/Acute/Serrulate
Bud: Alternate, Conical(long-pointed), Scaled in 2 ranks
Flower: White, Pink, Showy, Floriferous, Corymb, 5 petals, Jun/Jul
Fruit/Seed: Black, Pome(berry-like), Showy, Oct/Nov
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Multi-stem trunk, Leafy stipules, (Leaf scar)Crescent shaped
Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m/Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m
Habit: Twiggy, Upright
Form: Round
Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: Low
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Landscape use: Mixed shrub boarder, Specimen plant, Tall background, Woodland margin, Fall interest, Wildlife food, Attracts birds
Notes: Perennial
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