Red Chokeberry Bush
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The Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima') is a deciduous edible native shrub that typically grows to 10 feet tall and is perhaps most noted for its attractive glossy red berries and red fall foliage color! These Superfruit boast incredible health benefits for you and your family!
Clusters of white to pinkish flowers appear in spring. Flowers are followed by abundant glossy small, red fruit which appears in dense clusters along the branches. The glossy, dark green toothy foliage turns bright eye-catching red in autumn for a fiery end of the growing season. The fruit ripens in late summer and persists throughout fall and well into winter.
Brilliantissima primarily differs from its cousins by being more compact, producing more lustrous foliage with superior red fall color and producing larger, glossier, and more abundant fruit! What's not to love? Your local songbirds and pollinators sure know it's incredible and will be showing up in droves!
Planting and Application:
Beautiful in a naturalized area, and stunning as a hedge, Red Chokeberry are versatile and easy-going edible landscaping wildlife shrubs! Plant a hedgerow to corral your kitchen or vegetable garden. The charming berries are large and lustrous. Add these delicious superfruits to your home gardens for a healthy addition to jams, jellies, preserves and pies.
Aronia hedges offer multi-season interest as well as block drifting snow, are fantastic privacy screens, shelterbelts for wildlife and large windbreaks. These plants grow into an excellent informal, untrimmed hedge. To create a solid screen, plant them 3 feet apart on center. Measure from the center of the first plant to the center of the next. You'll define the space in a beautiful and easy-care way.
- White Flowers in Spring
- Profusion of Red Fruit Attracts Birds
- Red Foliage in Autumn
- Edible Antioxidant-Rich Superfruit
- Large Screens, Hedges, Shelterbelts, Windbreaks & Naturalized Plantings
#ProPlantTips for Care:
The best fruit production usually occurs in full sun, however, these adaptable native species are just as happy in partial shade as well! It has a wide range of soil tolerance, including boggy soils. Aronia bloom on old wood from last year, so only prune when dormant before you see new growth.
- Full Sun & Partial Shade
- Tolerates Periodically Wet or Dry Soils
- Cold-Hardy & Heat Tolerant
- Prune When Dormant
- Appreciates Mulch
Brighten your edible landscape with bird and bee-friendly landscaping that keeps you and your family healthy! Order your own easy-to-grow Red Chokeberry Aronia bushes today from NatureHills.com!
Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
| Color | Zone | Times |
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| 3 | Spring 2019 | |
| 4 | Now | |
| 5 | Now | |
| 6 | Now | |
| 7 | Now | |
| 8 | Now | |
| 9 | Now | |
| 10 | Now | |
| 11 | Now |
Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
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| 0 | - | 19.99 | 24.99 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 29.99 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 34.99 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 39.99 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 44.99 |
| 130 | - | 149.99 | 48.99 |
| 150 | - | 150+ | Approx 28% |
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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones 4-9
| Brand | Nature Hills' Choice |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' |
| Type | Deciduous |
| Mature Height | 6 - 10 feet |
| Mature Spread | 3 - 5 feet |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Shade |
| Soil | Well Drained Soil |
| Moisture | Highly Adaptable |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Flower Color | White to Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Fall Color | Red |
| Harvest Time | Mid Season |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
| Pruning Time | When Dormant |
| Fragrant | Yes |
