Beaked Hazelnut vs Viking Aronia Berry - TreeTime.ca

Beaked Hazelnut vs Viking Aronia Berry

Corylus cornuta

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

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Beaked Hazelnut
Viking Aronia Berry

Beaked Hazelnut is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to North America.

It features smooth, grey bark and edible nuts. Beaked Hazelnut prefers a rich sandy-clay loam but will grow on poorer sites, and can be used as an understory shrub.

Note: You want more than one hazelnut to improve yields.

Viking Aronia Berry is easy to grow, with black berries that are high in antioxidants. The Viking variety is much more productive than the non cultivar Aronia Berry. The berries can be eaten fresh but are found to be tart and bitter. They are more often used in baking, jams, juices, and wine. They have small, white flowers with a hint of pink that grow evenly on the shrub. The summer foliage turns a very attractive red in the fall.

The Viking Aronia Berry is a self-pollinating plant. Because of its uniformity and high yield, the Viking Aronia Berry is a popular cultivar.

Beaked Hazelnut Quick Facts

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Flowers: white
Berries: small black berries
Nuts: small, wildlife attracting
Flavor: astringent
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: beaked hazel
Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry