Chokeberry 'Viking'

Chokeberry 'Viking'
Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'

Height: 1.5 m

Width: 1.5 m

Zone: 3

Exposure: Sun to part shade

Viking Black Chokeberry is an attractive rounded shrub with glossy green foliage that changes to a brilliant orange-red in the fall.  White flower clusters develop into black fruit that birds love.

Chokeberry tolerates a wide range of soils and conditions including boggy. Best fruit production usually occurs in full sun. Remove root suckers to prevent colonial spread.

'Viking' is a selection of the species that was found to flower somewhat later, and to produce larger berries than the species.

Cultivars of Aronia melanocarpa are being grown as berry crops for their antioxidant properties. 

Certified Organic by Ecocert Canada