Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry)

Found in nature in wet swamp soils. Best fruit production in full sun. White flowers, dark purple berries. Associates: Asclepias incarnata (Red Milkweed), Larix laricina (American Larch), Lespedeza capitata (Round-Headed Bushclover), Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern), Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen), Quercus palustris (Pin Oak), Spiraea tomentosa (Hardhack or Steeple Bush), Vaccinium angustifolium (Early Low Blueberry)