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Red Chokeberry Erecta in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aronia arbutifolia 'Erecta'

 

Red Chokeberry 'Erecta'

Aronia - chokeberry - is a deciduous shrub with dark green leaves, pretty white flowers in Spring, red and orange Autumn leaf colour, and fruit in Autumn. It is an easy, unfussy, shrub to grow, with few pests and diseases. 'Erecta' is an upright shrub with dark green leaves that are hairy beneath, and which turn bright red in Autumn. Clusters of white, sometimes pinkish, flowers in late Spring are followed by round, red fruit.

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plant Features
  • Red Chokeberry Erecta likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Red Chokeberry Erecta likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Red Chokeberry Erecta is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Red Chokeberry Erecta likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Red Chokeberry 'Erecta'

Latin name

Aronia arbutifolia 'Erecta'

type

Fruiting Shrub

family

Rosaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Red Chokeberry Erecta likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Red Chokeberry Erecta is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Red Chokeberry Erecta likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Red Chokeberry Erecta likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Red Chokeberry Erecta is 1.00meters x 2.00meters 1.00 M 2.00 M

Aronia arbutifolia 'Erecta'

Aronia - chokeberry - is a deciduous shrub with dark green leaves, pretty white flowers in Spring, red and orange Autumn leaf colour, and fruit in Autumn. It is an easy, unfussy, shrub to grow, with few pests and diseases. 'Erecta' is an upright shrub with dark green leaves that are hairy beneath, and which turn bright red in Autumn. Clusters of white, sometimes pinkish, flowers in late Spring are followed by round, red fruit.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant shrubs in a sunny site. Dig a hole bigger than the space required for the roots, and fork in some good compost or manure before placing the shrub in the hole, and back-filling with soil. Water the shrub well, and make sure that for the first two years the new shrub is getting at least 1" water per week. A new shrub will usually fruit in the third year.

 

Propagation by semi-hardwood cuttings

From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn. The bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well. They must remain moist until rooted. Place under glass but in semi shade.

 
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