Autumn Magic Aronia
Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’
Other Common Names: Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry, Black Berried Aronia
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b Find Your Zone
Ripens: Spring
Pollinators: Self Fertile
Height at Maturity: 4-6′
Width at Maturity: 4-6′
Spacing: 4 feet for solid hedge; 10’+ for space between plants
Fruit Color: Dark Purple to Black
Fruit Flavor: Tart Apple or Cranberry
Fruit Size: Small, 1/3 inch
Sun Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Needs: Average to Low
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt – prefers organically rich soil
Drainage/Soil Moisture: Moist But Well Drained (Tolerates Occasionally Dry or Wet Soils)
Soil pH: 5.0 to 7.5
Description
Prized for its ornamental beauty and edibility, Autumn Magic Aronia is a black berried native Chokeberry providing multiple seasons of interest in the landscape. This ornamental beauty kicks off in spring with profuse clusters of fragrant, pretty, 5-petaled, 1-inch flowers with white petals surrounding cute pink stamens that will be appreciated by the butterflies and beneficial pollinators. Following the flowers are equally abundant edible berries in shades of deep purple to black that both you and the birds can enjoy. Considered a superfruit, the berries are edible but are a little on the tart side for fresh eating, however can be blended with other sweet fruits to make refreshing drinks or added to homemade muffins, cakes or pies. They can also be mixed with sugar to make jam, purees, syrups and other tasty treats and deserts. The bright green foliage is attractive through summer turning to brilliant shades of orange, red and purple with the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall. A versatile plant, Autumn Magic Aronia is excellent for naturalized settings but also urban settings and tolerates pollution as well. It thrives in almost any native soil, tolerates cold temperatures down to -40F, loves sun or part shade, and tolerates wet soil and occasional dry periods. An attractive and significantly versatile shrub that can be used to solve difficult soil conditions. What more can we ask for in a flowering, fruit bearing shrub?
NOTE: As with all of our other plants and trees, all of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 4 to 6 feet in height and equally as wide, the Autumn Magic Aronia Black Chokeberry is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings or as a natural hedge along sunny to partially shaded woodland borders and other natural areas such as around streambanks and around ponds. With annual pruning done in late winter it forms a dense shrub suitable for landscape borders. A fine addition to the edible landscape, native gardens, fruit gardens, food gardens, rain gardens, butterfly gardens, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, wildlife gardens and white or black theme gardens.
Growing Preferences
A highly adaptive shrub, Autumn Magic Aronia grows best in an acidic, organically rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. It prefers a consistently moist soil but tolerates periodically dry soil. The more sun the better for best flower and berry production. To help retain moisture in the soil, it appreciates a 2 inch layer of compost or organic matter used as mulch.
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