Red Chokeberry

Desert Ironwood

About Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood

Red Chokeberry

Desert Ironwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

not available

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Small oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Carvings, Knife handles

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARONIA arbutifolia

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

Red Chokeberry

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

लाल Chokeberry

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

Rote Apfelbeere

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

Red Chokeberry

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

rojo Chokeberry

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Chokeberry

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Chokeberry

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

Red aronii

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

arbutifolia

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Aronia

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood

Wondering what are the properties of Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood? We provide you with everything About Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood. Red Chokeberry doesn't have thorns and Desert Ironwood doesn't have thorns. Also Red Chokeberry does not have fragrant flowers. Red Chokeberry has allergic reactions like Not Available and Desert Ironwood has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood

Season and care of Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood is important to know. While considering everything about Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Chokeberry season is Spring, Fall and Winter and Desert Ironwood season is Spring, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Red Chokeberry is Clay, Loam and for Desert Ironwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Chokeberry is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Desert Ironwood is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. Red Chokeberry height is 180.00 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

Red Chokeberry flower color: Not Available
Red Chokeberry leaf color: Not Available
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood

Care of Red Chokeberry and Desert Ironwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Chokeberry pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Desert Ironwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Chokeberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Desert Ironwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.