Aronia Melanocarpa 'Viking' syn. Aronia x prunifolia 'Viking'
Purple chokeberry 'Viking'
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. 'Viking' is an erect, deciduous shrub that has dark green leaves that turn dark purple-red in Autumn. In late Spring white pink-tinged fowers appear in clusters, and these are followed by large purple-black berries.
Contributed by @angipangi
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Purple chokeberry 'Viking'
Latin name
Aronia Melanocarpa 'Viking' syn. Aronia x prunifolia 'Viking'
type
Fruiting Shrub
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.50 M
Aronia Melanocarpa 'Viking' syn. Aronia x prunifolia 'Viking'
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. 'Viking' is an erect, deciduous shrub that has dark green leaves that turn dark purple-red in Autumn. In late Spring white pink-tinged fowers appear in clusters, and these are followed by large purple-black berries.
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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