Purple Chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia)

Purple Chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia)*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 2 3, 3 gal This naturally occurring hybrid between red and black chokeberries (variously called a variety or a hybrid species depending on the source, and usually written Aronia x prunifolia) displays purple berries and bright red fall foliage! Berries are edible, though astringent. Shrubs tend to sucker, and can be grown for a hedge or visual barrier. Though a hybrid species, it purportedly breeds true and

and grasshoppers

and  •  their associated native flowering plants and habitats

Fruits are edible

Fruits are eaten by a wide variety of insects including turkey

Fruit: Large nuts with relatively thin husks mature late summer-fall

it’s acorns are comparatively less bitter and popular with wildlife

Does not tolerate full sun and prefers moist

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Willows host many dozens of species of moth

and anyone interested in beneficial insects and pollinators

form magnificent spreading canopies