Red Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry Bushes

Jane Scherer
Extension Specialist, Web Coordination/Urban Programming
Office of Extension Web Development
549 Bevier Hall
905 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: 217-244-2849
Fax: 217-244-0191
Email: jscherer@uiuc.edu

Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Mature Height: 6-10 Feet
Mature Width: 3-5 Feet
Features: Clusters of small, white flowers in mid-spring; small, round bright red fruit in late summer and autumn; autumn color is red to reddish-purple.
Culture: Full sun to partial shade; tolerates both wet and dry sites; prefers acid soil.
Cultivars:
'Brilliantissima' - Flowers more abundantly; fruit is larger, glossier and more abundant; brilliant red autumn color.
Mature Form: Multi-stemmed with suckers; stems are upright; overall shape of the shrub is oval.
Native To: United States
Soil Conditions:
Dry
Moist, Well-Drained
Wet
Tolerance:
Alkaline Soil
Dry Sites
Salt
Soil Compaction
Wet Sites
Wind
Uses:
Barrier
Border
Foundation
Hedge
Massing
Naturalizing
Screen
Specimen
Foliage Color: Green

Fall Foliage Color: Purple
Red

Additional Notes: Chokeberry fruit are very astringent and will not be eaten by birds, so they are ornamental through much of winter.

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