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Chippewa Blueberry vs Viking Aronia Berry

Vaccinium x Chippewa

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

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Chippewa Blueberry
Viking Aronia Berry

Chippewa Blueberry is the perfect shrub for attracting birds and butterflies. Incredibly cold-hardy, the Chippewa Blueberry is an upright shrub making it easy for harvesting. Known for producing high yields of large blue-colored berries, this blueberry is a favourite for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. As with all blueberries, the Chippewa needs soil with a low pH and high acidity.

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.

Chippewa Blueberry Quick Facts

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red and orange
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: white
Berries: edible blue
Berries: small black berries
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Flavor: astringent
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry
Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry