Black Hawthorn vs Viking Aronia Berry - TreeTime.ca

Black Hawthorn vs Viking Aronia Berry

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

Crataegus douglasii

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Viking Aronia Berry
Black Hawthorn

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.

Black Hawthorn is a versatile plant that is native to wetlands and other areas with moist soils, but can also tolerate dry soils. This plant can be grown as a short shrub, or a tree reaching 30 feet tall.

Black Hawthorn is valued for erosion control and attracting pollinators. It also makes an attractive flowering ornamental that can be planted as a specimen or pruned as a hedge. It is commonly used in shelterbelts.

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow to red
Berries: small black berries
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Flavor: astringent
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Bark: brown to gray
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple