“Viking” Aronia
Whether wanting this perennial for your landscape or for fruit production, this is a super hardy shrub that is great for all season. This plant is self-fertile and will have a huge fruit set when mature. Viking has been tested in university trials to have the highest anthocyanin and proanthocyanin concentrations. Having a wine berry like flavor this antioxidant powerhouse is wonderful for jams, preserves, wine and baking, juices, and smoothies. A gorgeous bush with pink-tinged white blooms and shiny foliage. Loves full sun but tolerates shade. Cold hardy. Ripens in August-September. Self-pollinating.
Bushes grow 6-10' tall 6-10'wide with