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Red chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

Spring flowers feed pollinators, and persistent red berries supply winter food for wildlife.

Open shrub with umbels of white flowers.
Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME

A spot to thrive.

A deciduous shrub that suckers into colonies; more sun improves flowers and fruit.

Sunlight
Part sun & shade
Soil moisture
Moist to wet / Average moisture
Mature size
6–12 ft tall · 3–5 ft wide
Season of interest
Spring
Hardiness
USDA zones 3–9
Garden role
A shrub with fall color and berries
Pale green leaves and green, 4-petaled flowers.Matt Lavin · CC-BY-SA 2.0

ONE GOOD SWAP

Instead of burning bush.

Euonymus alatus

Try red chokeberry for a shrub with fall color and berries.

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Plant profile & growing information Native range: Kew Find a native nursery
Photo credits & licenses

Red chokeberry: Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0
Burning bush: Matt Lavin · CC-BY-SA 2.0

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