Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Fruit
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Europe, Western Asia
Types
-
common pear
Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands
Humid climates, moist forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
9-5
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Digestive Problems, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Wood
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
ARONIA arbutifolia
PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
Common Name
Red Chokeberry
Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
In Hindi
लाल Chokeberry
Seckel Pear
In German
Rote Apfelbeere
Kultur-Birne
In French
Red Chokeberry
Poirier commun
In Spanish
rojo Chokeberry
peral europeo, peral común
In Greek
κόκκινο Chokeberry
Seckel Pear
In Portuguese
Red Chokeberry
Seckel Pear
In Polish
Red aronii
Grusza pospolita
In Latin
arbutifolia
Seckel Pear
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Aronia
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2550
1
27800
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