Plants for Colorado Homesteads, Urban Farms, Gardens, and Food Forests
A Front Range Micro-Nursery Englewood CO
Black Chokecherry
Aronia melanocarpa
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8
3-6 ft spreading shrub has showy white blossoms in late spring that yield edible black fruits in the fall. While a super source of anti-oxidants the berry is sour enough to earn the name chokecherry
Red Chokecherry
Aronia arbutifolia
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9
6-10ft spreading shrub bears tart red berries after a spring showing of flowers. Ripening in the fall, nothing beats these berries for anti-oxidants.