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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
Brilliant Red Chokeberry is an improved, compact selection noted for its brilliant red fall foliage and larger, more abundant glossy red fruit.
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Share:Dormancy Notice: This plant, like many others, enters dormancy or semi-dormancy in the late fall through early spring. *THIS PLANT IS NOT DEAD. It is completely healthy but upon receiving the plant, you may notice it exhibits fewer leaves, discoloration, or complete leaf drop. This is normal and essential to the plant's health. In fact, planting during dormancy promotes root growth, giving your plant a better start for spring, when new foliage will begin to grow.
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Brilliant Red Chokeberry (Aronia Brilliantissima) grows more compact than the norm and is known for its excellent red and purple autumn foliage. In the spring Red Chokeberry is covered in fragrant white flowers.
The flowers are followed by clusters of large, edible dark red berries that stay on the plant through winter. It's a hardy shrub that's easy to grow. It does well in full sun to part shade and is tolerant of most soil types.
Brilliant Red Chokeberry is self-pollinating, so you only need one plant for fruit. Birds are generally the only animals who eat the fruit so it makes great bird attractors. Tart and bitter fruit will cause choking if eaten fresh, hence the common name, but good for jams and jellies.
| Hardiness Zone: | 4-9 |
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| Mature Height: | 6 to 8 Feet |
| Mature Width: | 6 to 8 Feet |
| Classification: | Deciduous shrub |
| Sunlight: | Full sun to part shade |
| Habit: | Deciduous, densely branched, shrub forming |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Foliage: | New growth emerges a deep dark green, changing to a deep red to purple in the fall |
| Soil Condition: | Any well drained soil but will tolerate “wet feet” |
| Water Requirements: | Water well until established |
| Uses: | Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting. Provides unmatched winter interest especially when planted in front of a contrasting backdrop |
How to Care for Red Chokeberry
Be sure to read our planting instructions to ensure a healthy and happy plant for years to come!
