Nannyberry vs Viking Aronia Berry - TreeTime.ca

Nannyberry vs Viking Aronia Berry

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

Viburnum lentago

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Viking Aronia Berry
Nannyberry

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.

Nannyberry is a hardy shrub known for attracting wildlife. Its clusters of white flowers and tasty berries are suitable for bees, birds, and other animals.

Nannyberry is also used in urban yards and landscaping. This shrub makes a beautiful ornamental and is small enough to grow underneath power lines. Its berries can be eaten fresh or used in baking and preserves.

Makes a great hedge or privacy screen in an urban yard. Often has great red fall color to complement its spring flowers.

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

Nannyberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Bark: gray and scaly
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Berries: small black berries
Berries: red to purple
Flavor: astringent
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry
Other Names: sheepberry, sweet viburnum