Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant when fully ripe, especially if they have experienced some frost. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; It can also be dried and used for making pemmican.; Fruit quality is rather variable, some forms are rather pleasant when fully ripe, especially if they have experienced some frost.; The fruit is about 7mm in diameter, it can hang on the plant for several months.

Habitat & North American Range

Low woods, thickets, swamps, damp pine barrens etc. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)