Shrubs

American Elderberry

Black Chokeberry

Butterfly Bush

Common Purple Lilac

Golden Currant

Potentilla

Hedge Cotoneaster

Nanking Cherry

Mock Orange

Oakleaf Sumac

Red Osier Dogwood

Serviceberry

Siberian Peashrub

Tatarian Honeysuckle

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Black Chokeberry
(Aronia melanocarpa)

Black chokeberry is a beautiful shade tolerant shrub.  It bears stunning white flowers in the spring followed by blackish- purple berries and fabulous red fall color.  Berries provide a food source for birds. 

Purchase size: 2-3'
Price/5: $11.00
Price/10: $17.00
Growth rate: Moderate
Average height: 6-12 feet at maturity
Hardiness: Zone 2

Site requirements:  Prefers moist shaded sites, does not tolerate high pH soils, but is adaptable to many site conditions.