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Aronia melanocarpa



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Aronia melanocarpa
Black chokeberry

The blackish-purple pome fruits are glossy, 1/3 to 1/2" in diameter and are borne in loose clusters in late summer. Although long persistent the black fruits are visually lost in the dark green foliage and shrivel during the winter.

 
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