Aronia: an edible berry bush
I received these bushes from Miller's Nurseries this spring. Here is why I decided to buy and plant them in my edible landscaping:
"...In spring Aronia is covered with clusters of white, sweet scented flowers followed by shiny green berries that turn a dark bluish black in late summer to early fall, depending on location. The blueberry size fruit can be eaten fresh, usually with a sweetener and is known for making delicious and nutritious juice that also blends nicely with other fruit juices and wine. Aronia berries have up to 10 times the amount of antioxidants as other berries and are rich in Vitamin C, a great health benefit! Outstanding fall color of flaming red makes Aronia ideal for any landscape. An extremely adaptable shrub,it is rarely bothered by insects or diseases and has a high tolerance to salt making it ideal for roadside plantings. Once established Aronia is highly drought tolerant. Adapts to most soils but does best in a well-drained soil and a sunny area. ....Reaches about 6' at maturity and is hardy to -40 degrees...Self-pollinating. Zones 3-8."
Doesn't this sound like a good plant to have around? Hopefully they will do well and I will like them. If you are interested, go to
Miller's website here.
Labels: aronia bush, berry bushes, edible landscaping, edible plants, gardening
posted by peaknik @ 7:46 PM
2 Comments:
The berries are extremely tannic and just about inedible prior to freezing; the birds leave my bush alone. Once they're frozen they seem to sweeten up, so keep that in mind when you pick them.
i worked on an organic fruit farm and aronias were my favorite. tannic yes, but i loved that, you can put them in anything just add a little bit of honey. perfect fruit!
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