tolerates wet or dry soils and a wide variety of conditions.
Cold stratify fresh seed for three months.
Fresh berries are edible but are tart and bitter.1 Birds eat them.1 Jam and jelly are made from them and the sugar helps improve flavor.1 Best to harvest after they have been through at least one frost.3
These estimates for how long Black Chokeberry takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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The fruit of this plant is very dark colored and tastes so tart and bitter you may choke if you eat one fresh.1
Black Chokecherry, Chokeberry