Northern Red Currant vs Viking Aronia Berry - TreeTime.ca

Northern Red Currant vs Viking Aronia Berry

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

Ribes triste

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Viking Aronia Berry
Northern Red Currant

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.

The Northern Red Currant is also known as the Swamp Red currant due to its preference for moist soil. As long as the soil is wet, this shrub can live in any degree of sunlight.

The currant itself is a bright red-purple berry enjoyed by many animals and some people for its sour flavour, similar to garden red currants. The flowers of this shrub are tiny and red or greenish-purple.

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

Northern Red Currant Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: small black berries
Berries: shiny, sour, bright red
Flavor: astringent
Flowers: white
Flowers: reddish or greenish purple
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry
Other Names: swamp red currant