Black Aronia 'Chokeberry'

Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'

Aronia, or chokeberry, is a deciduous, native shrub often found in bogs and swamps. It is cultivated both as an ornamental plant and as a food product. Because its astringent (antioxident) black berries are often used to make tea, juice, wine, beer, jam, syrup, etc., we classify it as a fruit/berry.

It is an attractive shrub and is well used as a hedge or in open woodland, where it can be allowed to sucker and spread.

Resistant to: Insects, Deer & Drought         Attracts: Birds & Other Small Animals

This Viking cultivar produces masses of flowers, followed by extra-large berries.                                 Self-Pollinating    

          Photo courtesy of Toms Creek Nursery in Denton, NC