A compact form with good fruit set and bright red-purple fall color.

Category:

Deciduous Shrub, Native

Genus:

Aronia

Species:

melanocarpa

Cultivar

'Autumn Magic'

Common Name:

Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry

Height:

3 to 5 Feet

Spread:

4 to 5 Feet

Habit:

Rounded, multi-stemmed shrub. Slow growth rate.

Zone:

4 to 7

Culture:

Full sun to partial shade.

Flower:

Clusters of small white flowers in spring.

Flower Color:

White

Fruit:

Dark purple-black berry, in clusters in fall. A favorite of birds and other wildlife. Persistent.

Foliage:

Dark, glossy green in summer, becoming bright red-purple in fall. Deciduous.