Red Supply Solution Black Chokeberry 30 Seeds - Aronia melanocarpa Organic Fresh Seeds Non GMO Indoor Outdoor Seed Planting for Home Garden

Growing Black Chokeberry Aronia berries, also called chokeberries, are bitter in flavor until they are ripe. Like a persimmon, the aronia berry will sweeten up after a freeze. Many gardeners enjoy the aronia as a berry for juicing, for baking, and for jellies. You will have to be the judge of whether their flavor is right for you. Even if the use of the berry isn't of importance to you, you will enjoy a lovely bush and birds will feast on these berries during the cold of winter. Aronia berry bushes (Aronia melanocarpa) are native to North America, and they are suitable to plant in U.S. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zones 3 to 8. The aronia plant was introduced to Russia and to Eastern Europe in the early 1900s where they gained popularity. There are thousands of acres of aronia growing in Europe today. Here in the U.S., aronia is growing in favor for its nutritional value. Choose a sunny location for your aronia berry bush. While a partially shady location will work too, you will enjoy a higher yield of berries in fuller sun. This bush is not finicky about soil. You can plant your aronia berries in most soil conditions, from moist and boggy soil to dry and sandy soil. Although it isn't picky, nutrients will increase its health.