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Shrub · Rosaceae family

Black chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Full sun to part shade 0.9–1.8 m × 0.9–1.8 m Flowers May Harvest August–September to −40 °C
Flower colours Click a colour

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SunFull sun to part shade
Size0.9–1.8 m
spacing 1.5 m
FlowersMay
PlantingMarch–April, October–November
WinterNo winter protection

Where to plant and how much to water

Sun, soil and water.

It grows best in full sun to part shade, in soil from dry to moist.

Sun

Sun6 hours or more
Part shade3–6 hours
Shadeunder 3 h

Soil

tolerates any pH
acidicneutralalkaline
dry to moistnot fussy about soil

Watering

Black chokeberry — Watering
only in dry spellsless when it rains

Frost

−40 °C
no winter protectionleafless in winter

How much space it takes

Mature size.

The mature plant next to a person (175 cm).

50 cm1 m1.5 m0.9–1.8 mspread 0.9–1.8 m
0.9–1.8 m× spread 0.9–1.8 m

Plant 1.5 m apart.

Reaches maturity in about 5–10 years. The final size depends on the cultivar and the spot — we give the range from smallest to largest.

Calendar

Through the year.

Months for Central Europe. The line shows the current month.

The year at a glance

Flowers: JanuaryFlowers: FebruaryFlowers: MarchFlowers: AprilFlowers: MayFlowers: JuneFlowers: JulyFlowers: AugustFlowers: SeptemberFlowers: OctoberFlowers: NovemberFlowers: DecemberPlanting: JanuaryPlanting: FebruaryPlanting: MarchPlanting: AprilPlanting: MayPlanting: JunePlanting: JulyPlanting: AugustPlanting: SeptemberPlanting: OctoberPlanting: NovemberPlanting: DecemberFeeding: JanuaryFeeding: FebruaryFeeding: MarchFeeding: AprilFeeding: MayFeeding: JuneFeeding: JulyFeeding: AugustFeeding: SeptemberFeeding: OctoberFeeding: NovemberFeeding: DecemberHarvest: JanuaryHarvest: FebruaryHarvest: MarchHarvest: AprilHarvest: MayHarvest: JuneHarvest: JulyHarvest: AugustHarvest: SeptemberHarvest: OctoberHarvest: NovemberHarvest: DecemberJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
FlowersPlantingFeedingHarvest
Now, in October: a good time for planting (container plant).
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Flowers

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May · white or pink

Planting

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

container plant: March–April, October–November

Feeding

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May–June

Harvest

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

August–September

Feeding

Nutrition.

Horn meal

up to 40 g/m² a year, if the soil needs it · May–June

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Pests and diseases

Common problems and what to do.

The most common problems in Central Europe. Protection is listed from the gentlest option.

High riskMedium riskLow riskRisk for this plant according to the source · no label = no documented level

What you will see

Pale speckles on the leaves.

The source says: it has been observed as a serious pest on aronia.

How to protect

  1. Chemical — only when nothing else helps as per the labelOnly if the damage is severe: a product authorised in your country against: lace bug.
Lace bugpestHigh risk

What you will see

Pale speckles on the leaves.

The source says: it has been observed as a serious pest on aronia.

How to protect

  1. Chemical — only when nothing else helps as per the labelOnly if the damage is severe: a product authorised in your country against: lace bug.
More about this problem

What you will see

Soft fruit with larvae; mainly damaged fruit.

When to look

Summer – autumn

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • pick fruit completely and promptly, remove overripe and fallen fruit
    • dispose of in closed containers for several days or bury at least 30 cm deep – ordinary compost is not enough
    • fit fine nets with a mesh under 0.98 mm (ideally 0.8 mm) before the fruit colours
  2. By hand from when the fruit coloursfine insect mesh over the crops, fitted before the flies arrive (at the latest when the fruit starts to colour)
  3. Biological summer – Novemberpheromone/bait traps, 2–3 together, on the shaded side of the shrub, at the edge of the plot; trap until the end of November
Spotted wing drosophilapest · summer – autumn

What you will see

Soft fruit with larvae; mainly damaged fruit.

When to look

Summer – autumn

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • pick fruit completely and promptly, remove overripe and fallen fruit
    • dispose of in closed containers for several days or bury at least 30 cm deep – ordinary compost is not enough
    • fit fine nets with a mesh under 0.98 mm (ideally 0.8 mm) before the fruit colours
  2. By hand from when the fruit coloursfine insect mesh over the crops, fitted before the flies arrive (at the latest when the fruit starts to colour)
  3. Biological summer – Novemberpheromone/bait traps, 2–3 together, on the shaded side of the shrub, at the edge of the plot; trap until the end of November
More about this problem

What you will see

Leaf spots; it may also be shoot dieback.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • open pruning
  2. By hand in autumnrake up the leaves
Leaf spotsdisease

What you will see

Leaf spots; it may also be shoot dieback.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • open pruning
  2. By hand in autumnrake up the leaves
More about this problem
Sources (5)

Frequently asked

Quick answers.

When does black chokeberry flower?

In May; the flowers are white or pink.

When is black chokeberry harvested?

In August–September.

Does black chokeberry tolerate shade?

It tolerates part shade (3–6 hours of sun), but not full shade.

How much space does black chokeberry need?

At maturity 0.9–1.8 m wide and 0.9–1.8 m tall; recommended spacing 1.5 m.

Spotted wing drosophila — what can you do?

pick fruit completely and promptly, remove overripe and fallen fruit fine insect mesh over the crops, fitted before the flies arrive (at the latest when the fruit starts to colour)

Sources (13) Checked 24 October 2026

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