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Iroquois Beauty® black chokeberry 
Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton'


Not Native

Dimensions
Height: 4.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 2.5 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Growth Form
Shrub
Program Association
Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Urban Birds
Sun Requirements
Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Season of Bloom
May
Flower Color
White Shades
Leaf Color
Green Shades
Aggressiveness
Readily Suckers
Design Considerations
Edible Fruit, Fall Color, Screening, Winter Interest
Other Considerations
No City Data
Duration
Perennial
Soil Type
Variable, Well Drained
Pests/Disease Prone
No City Data
Hazards/Toxic
No City Data.

Notes

It is unclear if this cultivar meets the City of Fort Collins definition of a “native selection”. Aronia melanocarpa is native to the Great Lakes, southern and northeastern portions of the U.S.


To contain spread, remove suckers.