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Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa Michx.): A Semi-Edible Fruit with No Pests

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Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa Michx.) has several potential uses as a cultivated horticultural crop. Cultivars have been bred for larger edible fruits and ornamental value. The fruits are high in pectin and anthocyanins, and have no known pest problems. The somewhat unpleasant taste of the raw fruit may limit its use to blended juices, liqueurs, and medicinal products

The chokeberries (Aronia spp.) are in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). There are two unambiguous species in the genus Aronia, black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) and red chokeberry {Aronia arbutifolia L.), as well as a controversial third species called purple chokeberry (Aronia pruni) alia Marsh.) which has ...

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