Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic'
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Common Name: Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Black, Blue

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall, Persistent

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate, Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Shrub Border, Foundation

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Mass Planting, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

‘Autumn Magic’ is a cultivar that is distinguished from the species by having a denser, tigher form, larger fruit, and superior fall color. White spring flowers are followers by clusters of blue-black fruit that ripen in the autumn, but persist through the winter months, providing excellent forage to migrating birds like waxwing, finches, and wrens. A wonderful shrub for the foundation, a hedge, or to liven up the shrub border. Beautiful with larger ornamental grasses. Grows 3 to 6 feet tall and 4 to 7 feet wide.
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of wide range of soils, including both dry and boggy soils. Best fruit production occurs in full sun. Spreads by root suckers to form colonies, though it does so slowly and is not aggressive. Rarely requires pruning; selectively remove branches to control height (see Guides).