| Description | Purple Chokeberry (Aronia x prunifolia) A large shrub which is a natural hybrid between Black Chokeberry and Red Chokeberry. |
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| Pronunciation | (ar-ROH-nee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | sun, mostly sunny, part sun, part shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, found growing edges of wet lands |
| Flowers | 5 peals, white, borne in a corymb, early spring after the leaves emerge |
| Fruit | reddish changing to purple |
| Leaves | simple, green, fall wine red to purple |
| Dimensions | up to 12 feet |
| Native Site | Species is native to eastern North America, east of the Mississippi up into Canada. |
| Misc Facts | (syn: Photinia floribunda, Aronia atropurpurea, Aronia floribunda) AKA: Purple Fruited Chokeberry, Purple Chokeberry, Barrenberry |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #63-How to recognize Shrubs (William Carey Grimm) |
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