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Brilliant Red Chokeberry

Tagged as: shrubs, Intermediate Sized

Botanical Name:  Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
Common Name:  Brilliant Red Chokeberry

Updated 2/2012

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Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' in flower Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' at The Morton Arboretum

Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'

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Height:  6-8'  Spread:  3-5'  Habit/Form:  Upright  Growth Rate:  Slow Zone:  4-9

Cultural Requirements: Full sun or part shade in a moist, well-drained soil.  Tolerates both wet and dry sites.

Ornamental Characteristics: Glossy green leaves turns a brilliant scarlet in fall; white flowers in spring; abundant red fruit in fall.

Uses in the Landscape: Fall color makes it excellent in groups; also affective in a shrub border or mixed border.

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