Aronia x prunifolia 'NERO'
Aronia x prunifolia 'NERO'
purple chokeberry
purple chokeberry
| SIZE/TYPE | medium-sized shrub |
|---|---|
| USUAL HEIGHT | 1.5-2m |
| USUAL WIDTH | 1-2m |
| LEAVES | deciduous broadleaf |
| COLOUR OF LEAVES |
 green |
| FLOWERS | showy |
| COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
 white
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| BLOOMING TIME | May - May |
| LOCATION | full to partial sun |
| USDA zone (lowest) | 3 (down to -40°C) |
| WINTER PROTECTION | |
| FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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| FOR ZONE 7 |
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| BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Fruit trees Deciduous broadleaf |
Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their unique taste as well as positive impact on our health. Chokeberry is one of them. It is in the same rosaceae family as the service tree and its fruit is similar, too.
Nero is a Slovak variety of purple chokeberry with large fruit and leaves purple tinged on the reverse. The lustrous fruits are black, about twice as big as black currant berries, and are rich in vitamin C and other important microelements such as ferrum and iodine. They can be eaten fresh, in fruit salads or sundaes, or processed as stewed fruit, preserves, juices, wines, they are excellent dried. Fruits can be harvested gradually from September to October as they last on the tree/shrub without rotting for a long time.
Chokeberry is commonly a shrub 1.5-2m tall, or grafted on half standard. It has dark green glossy foliage that turn striking shades of golden orange and scarlet red in autumn. It is self-fertile and needs no pruning to encourage fruiting. Chokeberry is soil tolerant and fully hardy to about -37°C (USDA zone 3).
Last update: 15-03-2014
Nero is a Slovak variety of purple chokeberry with large fruit and leaves purple tinged on the reverse. The lustrous fruits are black, about twice as big as black currant berries, and are rich in vitamin C and other important microelements such as ferrum and iodine. They can be eaten fresh, in fruit salads or sundaes, or processed as stewed fruit, preserves, juices, wines, they are excellent dried. Fruits can be harvested gradually from September to October as they last on the tree/shrub without rotting for a long time.
Chokeberry is commonly a shrub 1.5-2m tall, or grafted on half standard. It has dark green glossy foliage that turn striking shades of golden orange and scarlet red in autumn. It is self-fertile and needs no pruning to encourage fruiting. Chokeberry is soil tolerant and fully hardy to about -37°C (USDA zone 3).
Last update: 15-03-2014
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