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  • ARONIA x prunifolia 'Nero'
    ARONIA x prunifolia 'Nero'
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    ARONIA x prunifolia 'Nero'

    Commonly known as Purple chokeberry

    Purple-black fruits. A hybrid between the two species above
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Berries
      These plants have berries.
    • Good to know
      Selected for larger fruit suitable for jam making. Attracts bees and butterflies.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. Slovakia.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      dark green leaves, purple tinted beneath, 8-10cm (3-4in) long, turning purple-red in autumn.
    • White
    • Border
      Suits a shrub border
    • Fully hardy
    • Denticulate
    • Obovate
    • Height
      To 3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      To 2.5m (8ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Fast-growing, vase-shaped shrub. Produces corymbs of white flowers to 1.5cm (½in) across followed by purple-black berries which persist on the plant.
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Pruning group 2
      Suitable for: Deciduous shrubs and trees that flower in Spring or early Summer on previous year's growth, including plants that produce new growth at or near ground level.
      Pruning: Prune flowered shoots to strong buds. Cut back approximately 1/4 of old shoots to the base to promote replacement growth.
      When: Annually, after flowering.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Any moist, well-drained soil.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    • Mature Size
      to 3m (10ft)
      Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        to 2.5m (8ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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