BLACK CHOKEBERRY Aronia melanocarpa 3 seeds!
Genus: Aronia Species: melanocarpa Common Name: Black Chokeberry Other Name: Chokeberry, Gueles Noires Pre-treatment: required Zone Hardiness Cold: 3 Zone Hardiness warm: 8 Plant Type: Small Shrub Growth rate: medium Vegetation type: deciduous Leaf /Flower color: Green/White DESCRIPTION: Aronia melanocarpa is an extraordinary medicine plant which has been developed in Poland. It has an incredible array of health qualities. Known as Chokeberry, the native Americans used it to prepare pemmican (dried meat). It has a higher concentration of vitamin C than blackcurrants, but it also contains a host of other valuable substances, especially antioxidants, polyphenols, bioflavonoids, and tannins. It is a very hardy and vigorous plant and can survive most conditions.