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Top native chokeberries

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 2

Water use

High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Wet soil 2 Dry soil 1 Fire 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Multi stemmed 2 Multi trunked 2 Open 2 Spreading 2 Columnar 1 Rounded 1 Vase 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Edible 1
  • Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa caterpillars 19 food 10 flowers 65
  • Red Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia caterpillars 3 food 10 flowers 37

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