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Black Chokeberry
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Methley Plum
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Fruit

Origin

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

Red chokeberry, Purple chokeberry
Prunus salicina 'Methley'

Number of Varieties

330
0 40000
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Habitat

Anthropogenic, Boggy areas, Cliffs, Fens, Swamps, Terrestrial, Wet lands, Woodlands
Forest margins, Scrubs, sluggish streams and rivers

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-86-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

182.88 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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White

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purplish-black
Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
broad, flat

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
reseeds, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Insects

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

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Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

Anaphylaxis
Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

Good for skin
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Wildlife
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cold
Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Pectin
Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border
Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ARONIA melanocarpa
PRUNUS salicina 'Methley'

Common Name

Black Chokeberry
Japanese Plum, Methley Plum

In Hindi

Black Chokeberry Shrub
Methley Plum

In German

Schwarz Aronia Strauch
Chinesische Pflaume

In French

Noir Chokeberry Arbuste
Prunus salicina

In Spanish

Chokeberry negro Arbusto
Prunus salicina

In Greek

Μαύρο Chokeberry θάμνων
Methley Plum

In Portuguese

Chokeberry preto Arbusto
Prunus salicina

In Polish

Krzew aronii
Methley Plum

In Latin

Lichen Frutex
Methley Plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Rosales

Family

Rosaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Aronia
Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Maleae
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Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

330
1 27800
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Difference Between Black Chokeberry and Methley Plum

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Importance of Black Chokeberry and Methley Plum

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Black Chokeberry and Methley Plum. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Black Chokeberry and Methley Plum as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Black Chokeberry is anti-cancer, Antioxidants and Cold whereas of Methley Plum is Stomachic. Black Chokeberry has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin while Methley Plum has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin.

Compare Facts of Black Chokeberry vs Methley Plum

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Black Chokeberry vs Methley Plum and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Black Chokeberry are Anaphylaxis whereas of Methley Plum have Respiratory problems respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Black Chokeberry has showy fruits and Methley Plum has showy fruits. Also Black Chokeberry is flowering and Methley Plum is not flowering . You can compare Black Chokeberry and Methley Plum facts and facts of other plants too.