Aronia melanocarpa is rugged, reliable, and adaptable to a range of soil conditions. We have it planted in full sun hard packed clay to shady swampy wet drainages. They have a nice way of swaying in the breeze. Aronia has long been used for medicine and has been shown by scientific method to have antiviral properties (study). It's seasonal leading into the fall / winter cold season. Easily used in tea and juices (see attached photo for aronia + mint tea). Form: Deciduous shrubSize: 4-8ft in height Bearing: 1-2 yearsPollination: 1, self pollinating "The Forest Potawatomi steep the berry to make a tea to cure a cold." - 1933 H. Smith Potawatomi"Aronias are higher than other dark berries in antioxidants, especially anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids, which, according to the National Institutes of Health, are linked to anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic activity, cardiovascular disease prevention, obesity control and diabetes alleviation properties. Acai berries contain 320 milligrams of anthocyanins per 100 grams of fruit; aronias have 1,480 milligrams." - Desmoines Register."Aronia berries may reduce cancer cell growth in people with certain types of cancer." - WebMD " Here we report that Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry, Aronia), the fruit of a perennial shrub species that contains several polyphenolic constituents, possesses in vitro and in vivo efficacy against different subtypes of influenza viruses including an oseltamivir-resistant strain. These anti-influenza properties of Aronia were attributed to two constituents, ellagic acid and myricetin." - PubMed
