The frugal and very easy-care chokeberry is ideal for building an easy-care hedge. Not only does it look very pretty when it blooms in May and with the fiery red colored leaves in autumn, you will also be able to harvest plenty of edible fruits and offer birds a natural shelter with a source of food.
An aronia hedge offers many advantages
Thus, an aronia hedge has a lot of advantages to offer at any time of the year. The pure white flowers appear in May, from which the dark violet to black fruits finally develop, which are ready for harvest in late summer or early autumn. You can expect an average yield of around three kilograms of berries per bush. For a hedge, you should plant several shrubs in a row about half a meter apart. The hedge can grow up to two meters high and just as wide.
tips and tricks
If you want to harvest as many berries as possible, you should cover your aronia hedge as early as possible with a bird protection net or a curtain - birds also love the dark and healthy berries.