Black Chokeberry

Leatherwood Fern

About Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern

Black Chokeberry

Leatherwood Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fern

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia, Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Nepal, China, Korea

1.4 Types

Red chokeberry, Purple chokeberry

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Anthropogenic, Boggy areas, Cliffs, Fens, Swamps, Terrestrial, Wet lands, Woodlands

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-82-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

A2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

182.88 cm40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purplish-black

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove diseased branches by the tool's blades dipped into the alcohol solution

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Anaphylaxis

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cold

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Pectin

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARONIA melanocarpa

DRYOPTERIS carthusiana

7.2 Common Name

Black Chokeberry

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Chokeberry Shrub

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Aronia Strauch

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.3 In French

Noir Chokeberry Arbuste

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chokeberry negro Arbusto

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Chokeberry θάμνων

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Chokeberry preto Arbusto

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Krzew aronii

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Lichen Frutex

Leatherwood Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Aronia

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Maleae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern? We provide you with everything About Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern. Black Chokeberry doesn't have thorns and Leatherwood Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Black Chokeberry does not have fragrant flowers. Black Chokeberry has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis and Leatherwood Fern has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern

Season and care of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Chokeberry season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Leatherwood Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Black Chokeberry is Clay, Loam and for Leatherwood Fern is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Black Chokeberry is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Leatherwood Fern is Acidic.

Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern Physical Information

Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Black Chokeberry height is 182.88 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Leatherwood Fern height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern are as follows:

Black Chokeberry flower color: Not Available
Black Chokeberry leaf color: Not Available
Leatherwood Fern flower color: Not Available
Leatherwood Fern leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern

Care of Black Chokeberry and Leatherwood Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Chokeberry pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove diseased branches by the tool's blades dipped into the alcohol solution and Leatherwood Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Black Chokeberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Leatherwood Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.